Official Cup

Congo Bongo Stadium
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Congo Bongo's Victoriano Jerrold started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Christian Izquierdo kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Diego Ceresso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Izquierdo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roberto Telo hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastián Izquierdo in the 11th minute of play forced Congo Bongo's goalkeeper Diego Ceresso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Martin Palermo F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Roberto Telo came free, but Martín Izquierdo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Martín Izquierdo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Victoriano Jerrold in the 18th minute. Martín Izquierdo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victoriano Jerrold in the 20th minute of play. Victoriano Jerrold's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 28thth minute, Martín Izquierdo skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 29th minute of the match Congo Bongo got a corner. Martin Palermo F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Erasmo Sengrat ran over to the corner to take the kick. Congo Bongo's Diego Ceresso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastián Izquierdo in the 31st minute of play. Erasmo Sengrat's late challenge caught a Martin Palermo F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Erasmo Sengrat helped the player get up and apologised. Martín Izquierdo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roberto Telo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 36 minutes into the match, Roberto Telo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Martín Izquierdo. Martin Palermo F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Roberto Telo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The supporters of Congo Bongo booed when Martin Palermo F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benjamin Izquierdo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sebastián Izquierdo to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute of the match, Sebastián Izquierdo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Diego Ceresso saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Congo Bongo's Diego Ceresso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Congo Bongo from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Sebastián Izquierdo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Diego Ceresso was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Diego Ceresso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastián Izquierdo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Martín Izquierdo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victoriano Jerrold, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benicio Izquierdo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Diego Ceresso made a huge save. After 67 played minutes Martin Palermo F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Christian Izquierdo. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Martin Palermo F.C.'s goalkeeper Martín Izquierdo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Congo Bongo's Diego Ceresso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isaac Perrando in the 74th minute of play. Amadeo Belmiro kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. 85 minutes into the match, Martin Palermo F.C.'s Sebastián Izquierdo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Diego Ceresso narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sebastián Izquierdo did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Diego Ceresso 87 minutes into the match. The supporters of Congo Bongo booed when Martin Palermo F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christian Izquierdo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Severino Loco hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Despite being the better team, Martin Palermo F.C. failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.