Official Cup

La Fortaleza
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luisinho Laguna got the match started through his kick off. If Liviu Liviu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 7 minutes into the match, Club Atlético Lanús's goal looked a bit too open when Everardo Bidari came free, but Sven Van Ghele reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Luisinho Laguna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Everardo Bidari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Sven Van Ghele tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 23rd minute Luisinho Laguna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sven Van Ghele saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, Club Atlético Lanús's Ronaldo de Moraes threw himself towards the right post 28 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Sidney Cavazos, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Sven Van Ghele made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luisinho Laguna in the 30th minute of play. Sven Van Ghele took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luisinho Laguna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luisinho Laguna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sven Van Ghele having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Club Atlético Lanús's Liviu Liviu got a free kick in the 38th minute. Sven Van Ghele made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Everardo Bidari in the 40th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Lex Nelis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 46th minute Luisinho Laguna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sven Van Ghele saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Lothaire Maddox made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Club Atlético Lanús's Murray Schmitz got a free kick in the 51st minute. Sven Van Ghele showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luisinho Laguna, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Sven Van Ghele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luisinho Laguna in the 55th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Lothaire Maddox's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ronaldo de Moraes was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Sven Van Ghele took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luisinho Laguna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 58 minutes into the match, Club Atlético Lanús's goal looked a bit too open when Luisinho Laguna came free, but Sven Van Ghele reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edwin Stafford kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Club Atlético Lanús's zone, Lex Nelis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sven Van Ghele came out of the goal and Lex Nelis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrick Christiansen in the 65th minute of play forced Vista Alegre FC's goalkeeper Ronaldo de Moraes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vista Alegre FC made a substitution. Franklin Lima replaced Lex Nelis. Segundo Hernando kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the match, Club Atlético Lanús's goalkeeper Sven Van Ghele had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dudu Magalhães. Dudu Magalhãess short, quick shot in the 70thth minute got Sven Van Ghele to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Sven Van Ghele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Téo Toledo in the 71st minute of the match. Ronaldo de Moraes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lothaire Maddox in the 72nd minute of play. A collision led to Club Atlético Lanús getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Sidney Cavazos hit a great ball. Sven Van Ghele took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Téo Toledo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute of the match Vista Alegre FC got a corner. Club Atlético Lanús's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Galen Kvick ran over to the corner to take the kick. Vista Alegre FC's Ronaldo de Moraes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lothaire Maddox in the 88th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, Vista Alegre FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lothaire Maddox came free, but Ronaldo de Moraes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dudu Magalhães in the 92nd minute of play forced Club Atlético Lanús's goalkeeper Sven Van Ghele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lothaire Maddox in the 93rd minute of play forced Vista Alegre FC's goalkeeper Ronaldo de Moraes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Garfield Watson's late challenge caught a Vista Alegre FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Garfield Watson helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Club Atlético Lanús getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Garfield Watson hit a great ball. The Club Atlético Lanús players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.