Among the Technical scorers that day were Graham Marshall, Jason Tee, Justin Flaws and - surprise - Aaron Burgess, who also won the Jack Batty Trophy for making the most positive impact in that final.
Another sturdy survivor is former Technical defender Mike Smith, who is still slamming on tackles for Caversham in the Footballsouth Premier League.
Despite the 12-year gap, Burgess and Flaws are not only still playing senior football for Technical, but are still scoring goals. Tee has returned to England, and former All White Marshall is coaching Green Island teams at Sunnyvale.
Marshall no doubt swaps reminiscences with Islander Malcolm Barnes, the Otago identity who reached a Chatham Cup final with St Kilda in 1965.
Both Technical and Caversham will be able to observe future opponents today, since those seeded teams enter the cup at a later stage.
Roslyn-Wakari meets the top Invercargill side, Old Boys, at Ellis Park, with all cup matches kicking off at 2pm, in case extra time is required.
Old Boys will surely test Roslyn, since new coach Ignacio Sandes' team leads the Donald Gray competition and has yet to lose after five rounds.
Roslyn is full of potential, with some exciting young players such as Aajay Cunningham, Sam Mepham and James Watson among others, but the team has been inconsistent, and spectators should see more than a few goals.
Northern travels to Waihopai, which has a well-named striker named Tim Maelstrom in its ranks.
He scored a hat trick last week, but if it plays to its potential, Northern will be hard to beat, even on Surrey Park.
Senior Dunedin teams front up at Sunnyvale, where Green Island is eager to oust University from the cup, although this season's form favours the students.
Mornington is struggling at the bottom of the second division, having conceded more than eight goals per game, so it will need a fairy tale to upset Grants Braes.
But Mornington is to be commended on entering the cup against all odds, and is similar in stature to the Pleasant Point side that plays Northern Hearts.
Grants Braes is also in basement country, ninth in the FPL, but Allan Laidler's team has been close to several upset results against top sides, and this time will relish being rated as favourite against the Island.
