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La Fortaleza
Spectators: 7979 (Terracing: 5985, Seating: 1835, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mohieddine Ayari got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd minute, Matt Le Tissier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Manuel Neuer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cirilo Arlo in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 3rd minute Cirilo Arlo 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Roberto Puch managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lanús's supporters rose to their feet, but Roberto Puch was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Big Hands breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. BORBOTONES FUTBOL CLUB's Mohieddine Ayari got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 15th minute Roberto Puch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Big Hands saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cirilo Arlo scored 0-1 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Manuel Neuer, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When BORBOTONES FUTBOL CLUB's Cirilo Arlo in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lanús's goalie prevented a goal. Manuel Neuer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cirilo Arlo in the 31st minute of the match. 36 minutes into the match, Cirilo Arlo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Manuel Neuer. Lanús's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cirilo Arlo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. When the match clock showed 39 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Cirilo Arlo sped through Lanús's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Manuel Neuer. After 42 minutes of play, Lanús's Roberto Puch made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Big Hands was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 46th minute, Chris Velde hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eloy Gaskon made a kick off. The audience was convinced that Eloy Gaskon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Big Hands was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Eloy Gaskon's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Big Hands read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. Luisinho Xande got a throw-in 60 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Chris Velde. A hard shot 61 in the game by Mohieddine Ayari from a close distance when the talented Manuel Neuer managed to make a qualified save. Lanús's players were relieved. After some careless play in the BORBOTONES FUTBOL CLUB defense, Matt Le Tissier kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Big Hands. The BORBOTONES FUTBOL CLUB fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Big Hands should have stopped the shot. Lanús's Manuel Neuer proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Lanús from getting a goal against them. Big Hands showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eloy Gaskon, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Mohieddine Ayari managed to get in a good position for a shot. BORBOTONES FUTBOL CLUB's supporters rose to their feet, but Mohieddine Ayari was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manuel Neuer breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Lanús getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Sebastián Olivarez hit a great ball. Cirilo Arlo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Manuel Neuer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. BORBOTONES FUTBOL CLUB played a much better game than Lanús and deserved their victory. The Lanús players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.