Spectacular
- Simon Basten
- Aug 17, 2023
- 2 min read
Europa League Playoff, First Leg
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Lazio Rabotnicki 6-0
Lazio demolish Rabotnicki with goals from Hernanes, Mauri, Cisse, Rocchi and Klose
Today was the first official game of the season against Rabotnicki from Macedonia in the first leg of the Europa League playoff.
The match
Just a little more than a training match for Lazio. Rabotnicki, North Macedonian club, were way too weak for Lazio who scored six times and it could have been more.
After an Hernanes goal disallowed for offside, in the 20th minute the Biancocelesti began their show. Stefano Mauri to Hernanes on the edge of the box and it was 1-0. Mauri scored Lazio’s second but was again ruled offside. Not to worry. In the 39th minute he got his “revenge”. Long ball to Miro Klose, volley towards the centre and the Biancoceleste skipper placed the ball in the back of the net.
In the second half Djibril Cissé became the protagonist. In the 51st minute Klose gave a great ball to the Frenchman who, with a curling shot, made it 3-0. A quarter of an hour later, Francelino Matuzalem crossed from the left and Cissé headed the ball in.
Two more goals arrived in the final minutes. In the 85th it was Tommaso Rocchi who scored on another assist from Klose who finally got a goal four minutes later when a great ball from behind allowed Rocchi to easily pass to the German for the final 6-0.
Too easy for the Biancocelesti and Europa Group stage virtually reached.
Who played for Lazio
Marchetti, Radu, Dias, Biava, Scaloni, Mauri (71’ Lulic), Ledesma, Brocchi (62’ Matuzalem), Hernanes, Klose, Cissé (84’ Rocchi)
Manager: Reja
Who played for Rabotnicki
Dimitrievski, Todorovski, Najdoski, Lazarevski, Petrovic, Muarem (78' Gligorov), Vujcic, D. Velkovski, Micevski (43' Nastevski), Manevski (85' Petkovski), K. Velkovski
Substitutes: Siskovski, Avramovski, Skenderovic, Trajkovski
Manager: Petreski
Referee: Karasev (Russia)
Goals: 20’ Hernanes, 39’ Mauri, 51’ Cissé, 65’ Cissé, 84’ Rocchi, 89’ Klose
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