Official Cup

Estadio Cerrado
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Martins Palermo kicked off to start the match. Plaza Jewell were furious when Selim Urkan was red carded, 4 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Martins Palermo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Pablo Mei made a huge save. In the 10th minute Martins Palermo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pablo Mei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Martins Palermo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pablo Mei having to make a save. Pablo Mei didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Martins Palermo went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Martins Palermo might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pablo Mei. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Martins Palermo ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martins Palermo in the 28th minute of play forced Plaza Jewell's goalkeeper Pablo Mei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 31 minutes Plaza Jewell's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gavino Hodei who took care of the corner kick. Martins Palermo might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pablo Mei. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Martins Palermo ran back to his position shaking his head. Pablo Mei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martins Palermo, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Pablo Mei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martins Palermo in the 43rd minute of play. Lorenzo Mancio kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. After 49 minutes Plaza Jewell's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gavino Hodei who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Gavino Hodei almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Plaza Jewell's Pablo Mei did a great save. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tiburcio Seber made a kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Martins Palermo in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pablo Mei saved Plaza Jewell from getting behind. Plaza Jewell's Pablo Mei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martins Palermo in the 61st minute of play. In the 64th minute, Martins Palermo made a precise shot to the right of Pablo Mei. Plaza Jewell's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Pablo Mei stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Martins Palermo's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. In the 68th match minute, Plaza Jewell was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacobo Barros to maneuver through the defense. Fecha Libre's Igli Tare was substituted for Martins Palermo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igli Tare in the 70th minute of play forced Plaza Jewell's goalkeeper Pablo Mei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emiliano Martínez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ceferino Garin in the 72nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Igli Tare's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pablo Mei was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Igli Tare's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pablo Mei was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. In the 76thth minute of the game Igli Tare who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Plaza Jewell's Pablo Mei was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Emiliano Martínez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lorenzo Mancio in the 80th minute. Pablo Mei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kamiel Stessel in the 83rd minute of the match. Plaza Jewell's Pablo Mei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igli Tare in the 85th minute of play. Pablo Mei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kamiel Stessel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pablo Mei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igli Tare, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Everardo Ellande kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Plaza Jewell's Aristides Iratxo got a free kick in the 94th minute. In the 97th minute of the match Fecha Libre got a corner. Plaza Jewell's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gavino Hodei ran over to the corner to take the kick. Fecha Libre's Kamiel Stessel was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Pablo Mei in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When the match had gone on for 97 minutes, Kamiel Stessel put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Pablo Mei. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Fecha Libre fully deserved thier win.