Official Cup

Bombonera Stadium
Spectators: 476 (Terracing: 358, Seating: 109, VIP seats: 9) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hans Otterlei got the match started through his kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristian Medina during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Cristian Medina kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Hans Otterlei took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ruben Sánchez. Ruben Sánchez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Ruben Sánchez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hans Otterlei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ruben Sánchez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hans Otterlei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ruben Sánchez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hans Otterlei in the 21st minute of the match. In the 31st minute Hans Otterlei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruben Sánchez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute La Cosa Nostra were awarded a corner. Arnaldo Perpinya went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Arnaldo Perpinya got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ruben Sánchez quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Ruben Sánchez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hans Otterlei, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Martin Palermo in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joel Delfino prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 42nd minute of the match, Martin Palermo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Joel Delfino was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After the first half La Cosa Nostra were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Martin Palermo made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Palermo in the 51st minute of play forced La Cosa Nostra's goalkeeper Joel Delfino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roberto Mouzo kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Magic is Back made a substitution. Claudio Marangoni replaced Marcelo Trobbiani. A collision led to Magic is Back getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Roberto Mouzo hit a great ball. In the 65th minute, Hans Otterlei 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. Magic is Back made a substitution. Rubén-Darío Feldmann replaced Luis Medero. La Cosa Nostra's Bartolo Nesor was substituted for Arnaldo Perpinya. Joel Delfino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rubén-Darío Feldmann in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 75th match minute, Magic is Back was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miguel Nicolau to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Magic is Back's Ruben Sánchez got control of the ball when Abelardo Alvarez tried to sneak it across the goal line. Joel Delfino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Osvaldo Potente, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. 78 minutes had been played when some careless play by La Cosa Nostra's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sebastián Battaglia was slow to take the kick. During this time Magic is Back's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Cristian Medina almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but La Cosa Nostra's Joel Delfino did a great save. Ruben Sánchez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marciano Bizen in the 81st minute of the match. Walter Samuel hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. 90 minutes into the match, La Cosa Nostra's goal looked a bit too open when Osvaldo Potente came free, but Joel Delfino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rubén-Darío Feldmann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Joel Delfino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 96th minute, Osvaldo Potente left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Magic is Back fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2.

The La Cosa Nostra supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing La Cosa Nostra would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.