World League

Opel National Arena
Spectators: 7516 (Terracing: 5638, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Russell Bennett received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rigoberto Nazario came out and tried to block the shot, but Russell Bennett slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 4th minute. In the 8th minute, Leon Richie made a precise shot to the right of Juvenal Moreira. Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Thanks to some nice moves Russell Bennett could shoot a difficult shot in the 12th minute, which Rigoberto Nazario however easily saved by the left post. Domingos Aires might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Juvenal Moreira. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Domingos Aires ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Robert Wilson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juvenal Moreira was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. In the 17th minute Derek Findley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rigoberto Nazario saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 18 played minutes Lisburn Distillery F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Dominik Giertych. 20 minutes in the game Roberto Trotta did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Sven de Zwaan. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petruț Fințescu in the 22nd minute of play forced Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s goalkeeper Juvenal Moreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 23 minutes of play, Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Russell Bennett made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rigoberto Nazario was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 27th minute Vinnie Talbot shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rigoberto Nazario saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st minute of the match Lisburn Distillery F.C. got a corner. Argentinos Juniors's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Neil Deacon ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 33rd minute Robert Wilson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juvenal Moreira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 34 minutes into the game, Dominik Giertych 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 Argentinos Juniors the free kick. Dominik Giertych hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Rigoberto Nazario made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vinnie Talbot in the 38th minute of play. A collision led to Argentinos Juniors getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Roberto Trotta hit a great ball. In the 42nd minute of the match Neil Deacon shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rigoberto Nazario showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 43 minutes in the game Roberto Trotta did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Leon Richie. When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, Domingos Aires put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Juvenal Moreira. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Russell Bennett made a kick off. Petruț Fințescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 50th minute. Juvenal Moreira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 53rd minute, Dominik Giertych hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Vinnie Talbot got a free kick in the 55th minute. With a little luck, Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Juvenal Moreira got control of the ball when Sven de Zwaan tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domingos Aires in the 63rd minute of play forced Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s goalkeeper Juvenal Moreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Argentinos Juniors booed when Lisburn Distillery F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jo Tabb didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lisburn Distillery F.C. made a substitution. Carl Payne replaced Christopher Shuttleworth. Jo Tabb kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. In the 85th minute of the match Leon Richie shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Juvenal Moreira showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Juvenal Moreira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domingos Aires, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dominik Giertych kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Juvenal Moreira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Domingos Aires, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. 93 minutes into the match, Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s goalkeeper Juvenal Moreira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sven de Zwaan.