Official Cup

La Fortaleza
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Manuel Neuer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Concetto Rucci in the 2nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Concetto Rucci in the 5th minute of play forced Lanús's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alvaro Sanna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roberto Puch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sporting Club Sicilia's Alvaro Sanna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roberto Puch in the 11th minute of play. Manuel Neuer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Concetto De Nardis in the 12th minute of play. 14 minutes into the game, Lanús's Roberto Puch nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alvaro Sanna made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Concetto Rucci in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Manuel Neuer prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alvaro Sanna made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rabelani Thebile in the 21st minute. When the match clock showed 22 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Ferdinando Michelini sped through Lanús's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Manuel Neuer. An unexpectedly hard shot by Concetto De Nardis in the 26th minute of play forced Lanús's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alvaro Sanna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roberto Puch, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Alvaro Sanna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roberto Puch in the 31st minute of the match. Lanús:s Manuel Neuer showed great skill when he stopped Maxim Biller:s penalty. Bernardo Montel kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. In the 37thth minute of the game Concetto De Nardis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lanús's Manuel Neuer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alvaro Sanna was out of position in the 40 minute of play, and Roberto Puch capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Roberto Puch really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Concetto De Nardis in the 43rd minute of play forced Lanús's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guaberto Cristos in the 47th minute of play forced Lanús's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Lanús made a substitution. Eloy Gaskon replaced Roberto Puch. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eloy Gaskon was the one to do the kick off. Manuel Neuer made an important save on a dangerous shot by Concetto Rucci in the 52nd minute. Manuel Neuer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Concetto De Nardis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Concetto De Nardis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Manuel Neuer made a huge save. Sporting Club Sicilia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Maxim Biller in the 61st minute. After taking down the ball on Sporting Club Sicilia's corner Maxim Biller fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Manuel Neuer quite easily take care of the ball. When Sporting Club Sicilia's Ferdinando Michelini in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lanús's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eloy Gaskon in the 63rd minute of play forced Sporting Club Sicilia's goalkeeper Alvaro Sanna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rabelani Thebile in the 65th minute of play forced Sporting Club Sicilia's goalkeeper Alvaro Sanna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alvaro Sanna came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Lanús's Rabelani Thebile. But to his dismay, Rabelani Thebile quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Concetto Rucci's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 69thth minute, Manuel Neuer skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With an all-out effort, Sporting Club Sicilia's Manuel Neuer threw himself towards the right post 71 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Concetto De Nardis, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 72 minutes into the match, Sporting Club Sicilia's goal looked a bit too open when Eloy Gaskon came free, but Alvaro Sanna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 75th minute of the match, Concetto Rucci got a very nice opportunity to score, but Manuel Neuer was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 76 minutes of play, Lanús's Eloy Gaskon made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alvaro Sanna was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lanús's Manuel Neuer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferdinando Michelini in the 80th minute of play. Eloy Gaskon's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alvaro Sanna read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. Lanús's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jake Hursey in the 83rd minute. A nice corner shot did that Jake Hursey got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Alvaro Sanna quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Lanús's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jake Hursey in the 85th minute. A nice corner shot did that Rabelani Thebile got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Alvaro Sanna quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 87th minute Eloy Gaskon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvaro Sanna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 89th minute Concetto De Nardis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Neuer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eloy Gaskon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alvaro Sanna having to interfere. Alvaro Sanna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ladislao Barros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sporting Club Sicilia's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Lanús had won, even though Sporting Club Sicilia had held more of the ball.