Friendly League

Opel National Arena
Spectators: 48 (Terracing: 37, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Billy Booth made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute Franz Graydon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brian Lambert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 8 minutes into the match, Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Vincent Braithwaite came free, but Brian Lambert reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Brian Lambert came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by Dorking United FC's Vincent Braithwaite. But to his dismay, Vincent Braithwaite quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Billy Booth could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Trevor Burns made a huge save. Brian Lambert took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mike Jefferies, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Franz Graydon put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Brian Lambert. 23 minutes into the match, Vincent Braithwaite had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Brian Lambert. Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vincent Braithwaite was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. When Vincent Braithwaite came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Dorking United FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Vincent Braithwaite couldn't finish the play. Billy Booth could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Trevor Burns made a huge save. 40 minutes into the match, Vincent Braithwaite notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Brian Lambert. Brian Lambert was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Brian Lambert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mike Jefferies in the 45th minute of play. After the first half Dorking United FC were leading 1-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Franz Graydon stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mike Jefferies recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 58 played minutes Lisburn Distillery F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Freddy Lowe. Mike Jefferies received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Brian Lambert tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 63rd match minute, Lisburn Distillery F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kevin Crouch to maneuver through the defense. The audience cheered when Simon Buckler's long shot passed Brian Lambert's right side. It was 1-5, 64 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franz Graydon in the 71st minute of play forced Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s goalkeeper Brian Lambert to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute, Freddy Lowe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lisburn Distillery F.C. made a substitution. Jonathon Gates replaced Andrew Ross. Trevor Burns made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathon Gates in the 76th minute of play. Brian Lambert made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Franz Graydon sent off a good shot on target. 79 minutes into the game, Blair Crittenden was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dorking United FC the free kick. Franz Graydon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Brian Lambert tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 88th minute, Franz Graydon 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. Dorking United FC's Trevor Burns played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonathon Gates in the 93rd minute of play. The supporters of Lisburn Distillery F.C. booed when Dorking United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastian Kenna didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dorking United FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.