World League

Uiasca
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kaplan Damjanović got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, ABK Black Warriors73's goal looked a bit too open when Russell Bennett came free, but Waldir Gaúcho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 5thth minute of the game Russell Bennett who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ABK Black Warriors73's Waldir Gaúcho was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 5th play minutes Russell Bennett shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Waldir Gaúcho and just under the crossbar into goal. 10 minutes into the match, Gavril Bîndean notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Juvenal Moreira. Juvenal Moreira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Juvenal Moreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kaplan Damjanović in the 14th minute of the match. After 16 minutes, Wilhelm Martinsson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ABK Black Warriors73 and the Lisburn Distillery F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. 17 minutes into the match, ABK Black Warriors73's goal looked a bit too open when Russell Bennett came free, but Waldir Gaúcho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Russell Bennett's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Waldir Gaúcho read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. Juvenal Moreira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kaplan Damjanović, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 24 minutes of play, Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Russell Bennett made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Waldir Gaúcho was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Russell Bennett in the 33rd minute of play forced ABK Black Warriors73's goalkeeper Waldir Gaúcho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Waldir Gaúcho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Derek Findley in the 36th minute of play. Russell Bennett might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Waldir Gaúcho. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Russell Bennett ran back to his position shaking his head. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Russell Bennett was the one to do the kick off. Russell Bennett received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Waldir Gaúcho came out and tried to block the shot, but Russell Bennett slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 53rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Russell Bennett in the 67th minute of play forced ABK Black Warriors73's goalkeeper Waldir Gaúcho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 70 played minutes ABK Black Warriors73 got a freekick which was hit by Călin Arnăutu. ABK Black Warriors73's Waldir Gaúcho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save ABK Black Warriors73 from getting a goal against them. Kaplan Damjanović scored 2-5 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Juvenal Moreira, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Carl Payne was substituted for Christopher Shuttleworth. Lisburn Distillery F.C. made a substitution. Ian Sloan replaced Russell Bennett. 82 minutes into the game, Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Ian Sloan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Waldir Gaúcho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-6. In the 84th minute, Ian Sloan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 86th match minute, ABK Black Warriors73 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celedonio Selmo to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute, Neil Deacon 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. 91 minutes into the match, Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Ian Sloan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Waldir Gaúcho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 94 minutes into the match, ABK Black Warriors73's goal looked a bit too open when Ian Sloan came free, but Waldir Gaúcho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Lisburn Distillery F.C. walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.