League

La Fortaleza
Spectators: 9304 (Terracing: 6980, Seating: 2139, VIP seats: 185) Club Atlético Lanús's Lothaire Maddox 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. Diego Simeone made in the 3rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Vancouver Reds's Roger Kohn. In the 4th minute, Wágner Recife made a precise shot to the right of Sven Van Ghele. Club Atlético Lanús's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Vancouver Reds's Róbson Queirós got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Club Atlético Lanús booed when Vancouver Reds was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victor Krum didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 12thth minute of the game Lothaire Maddox who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vancouver Reds's Santana Armada was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Club Atlético Lanús's Sven Van Ghele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wágner Recife in the 17th minute of play. Santana Armada showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lothaire Maddox in the 24th minute of the match. Sven Van Ghele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wágner Recife in the 26th minute of the match. Santana Armada made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Liviu Liviu sent off a good shot on target. In the 33rd minute, Lothaire Maddox got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Lothaire Maddox could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Santana Armada made a huge save. In the 38th minute Wágner Recife 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. Diego Simeone made in the 43rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Liviu Liviu immediately put the ball in play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Wágner Recife received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Sven Van Ghele tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Santana Armada showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lothaire Maddox in the 55th minute of the match. Roger Kohn hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Vancouver Reds's Salvador Tate was substituted for Louie Mulford. After 57 played minutes Vancouver Reds got a freekick which was hit by Roger Kohn. 60 minutes into the match, Club Atlético Lanús's goal looked a bit too open when Toussaint Alvarez came free, but Sven Van Ghele reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Murray Schmitz in the 71st minute of play forced Vancouver Reds's goalkeeper Santana Armada to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute, Toussaint Alvarez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 75th match minute, Vancouver Reds was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Toussaint Alvarez to maneuver through the defense. After taking down the ball on Vancouver Reds's corner Salvador Tate fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Sven Van Ghele quite easily take care of the ball. Santana Armada showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lothaire Maddox, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Vancouver Reds's Santana Armada played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sidney Cavazos in the 86th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lothaire Maddox in the 88th minute of play forced Vancouver Reds's goalkeeper Santana Armada to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Toussaint Alvarez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Santana Armada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lothaire Maddox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Toussaint Alvarez hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. In the 95th match minute, Club Atlético Lanús was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Édouard Bacon to maneuver through the defense. The Vancouver Reds players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.