“Gonzalo Lobos opens the scoring for Lanús, finishing off a well-worked move assisted by Eduardo Salvio after Estudiantes had already hit the post moments earlier.”
Pivotal“Eduardo Salvio steps up to convert a penalty, doubling Lanús's lead and putting the game seemingly out of Estudiantes' reach despite their territorial dominance.”
Pivotal“Leandro González Pírez pulls one back for Estudiantes with a stoppage-time-adjacent strike, capping a frantic late spell but arriving too late to spark a full comeback.”
Lanús
Estudiantes
Outstanding performance
Lanús•MidfielderLanús needed just two moments of quality to win a match they barely controlled, scoring early through Gonzalo Lobos off a Salvio assist before doubling their lead via a second-half Salvio penalty. Estudiantes dominated territorially with 59% possession and a staggering 20 shots to Lanús's 6, but wasted three big chances and only found the net through Leandro González Pírez in the 84th minute, too late to complete the comeback. The visitors' profligacy in front of goal, missing three big chances despite generating 48 dangerous attacks, ultimately cost them, while Lanús made the most of their limited but efficient opportunities. For Estudiantes this will sting given the dominance shown in the underlying numbers, while Lanús will take the three points without much concern for how they got there.
How entertaining was this match?
Yellow card issued to Y. Valois.
Eric MezaYellow CardEric Meza receives a yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Edwin Steven Cetre Angulo takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Adolfo Julian Gaich attempts a header but misses the shot.
Guido Marcelo Carrillo's right-footed shot is blocked.
Santiago Misael Nunez attempts a header, but it is blocked.
Offside.
Brian Nicolas Aguirre comes on for Gaston Benedetti Taffarel.
Corner awarded.
Leandro Martin Gonzalez Pirez scores with a left-footed shot.
Gaston Benedetti Taffarel takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Goal! Leandro Martin Gonzalez Pirez scores, making it 2-1.
Santiago Misael Nunez takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Sasha Julian Marcich receives a yellow card.
Sasha Julian Marcich takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Thiago Laplace comes on for Eduardo Salvio.
Marcelino Moreno comes on for Gonzalo Lobos.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Guido Marcelo Carrillo's header is blocked.
Jalil Elias comes on for Lucas Ezequiel Piovi.
Guido Marcelo Carrillo comes on for Fabricio Perez.
Corner awarded.
Santiago Misael Nunez attempts a header but misses the shot.
Adolfo Julian Gaich attempts a header but misses the shot.
Substitution: Y. Valois comes on for Allan Wlk.
Gonzalo Perez is on, and Lucas Besozzi is off.
Baltasar Gallego Rodriguez comes on for Alexis Castro.
Edwin Steven Cetre Angulo is on, and Joaquin Tobio Burgos is off.
Eduardo SalvioShot on goal! Eduardo Salvio takes a right-footed shot.
Goal in the penalty shootout! Eduardo Salvio scores, making it 2-0.
Joaquin Tobio Burgos takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Fabricio Perez takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Fabricio Perez takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Offside.
First half ends with the score at 1-0.
Shot by Gaston Benedetti Taffarel with his left foot, but it is blocked.
Adolfo Julian Gaich takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Joaquin Tobio Burgos takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Shot by Alexis Castro with his left foot is blocked.
Agustín Medina replaces Felipe Pena Biafore.
Leandro Martin Gonzalez Pirez receives a yellow card.
Fabricio Perez takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Agustin Cardozo takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Tomas Guidara takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Adolfo Julian Gaich takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Gonzalo Lobos takes a shot with his head and scores a goal.
Eduardo Salvio attempts a header but misses the shot.
assist: Eduardo Salvio
Goal! Gonzalo Lobos scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Eduardo Salvio.
Adolfo Julian Gaich takes a left-footed shot that hits the post.
Lucas Ezequiel Piovi takes a right-footed shot, but it misses the target.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Fabricio Perez takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Eric Meza takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Lucas Ezequiel Piovi takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Kick-off! The referee is Nicolas Ramirez.
Lanús host Estudiantes at La Fortaleza looking to build on a strong recent run that's pushed them into playoff contention. Estudiantes, meanwhile, need a response after a shaky stretch of form as both sides jostle for position in Zone A.
