Official Cup

Metal Cage!
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Martín Palermo started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolas Froila in the 5th minute of play forced Metal Juniors's goalkeeper Francisco Nesor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute Einar Niit shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisco Nesor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 14 played minutes Metal Juniors got a freekick which was hit by Nemesio Isusko. 20 minutes into the match, Metal Juniors's Martín Palermo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sebastián Junes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sebastián Junes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Martín Palermo's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. A collision led to Metal Juniors getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Martín Palermo hit a great ball. In the 29th minute, Martín Palermo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sebastián Junes was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Marco Ireno could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Sebastián Junes made a huge save. A throw-in in the 36th minute of the game was made by Leo Gonsalvo with Nicolas Froila as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Francisco Nesor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas Froila, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sebastián Junes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haroldo Phelipe, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nicolas Froila to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Martín Palermo made a precise shot to the right of Sebastián Junes. Celtic FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. When Martín Palermo came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Metal Juniors fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Martín Palermo couldn't finish the play. In the 55thth minute of the game Martín Palermo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Celtic FC's Sebastián Junes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Isidoro Lugo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Francisco Nesor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Metal Juniors's Sergio Dennis was substituted for Martín Palermo. Francisco Nesor made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Nicolas Froila sent off a good shot on target. Francisco Nesor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isidoro Lugo in the 68th minute of play. Marco Ireno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Sebastián Junes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 71st minute, Adalberto Custódio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolas Froila in the 74th minute of play forced Metal Juniors's goalkeeper Francisco Nesor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Metal Juniors's Francisco Nesor got control of the ball when Nicolas Froila tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 82 played minutes Celtic FC got a freekick which was hit by 尤枫斌. 86 minutes into the match, Metal Juniors's Sergio Dennis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sebastián Junes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The corner ended in Melker Flink almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Celtic FC's Sebastián Junes did a great save. Metal Juniors were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Celtic FC for a fine match.