U21 World League

Opel National Arena
Spectators: 7852 (Terracing: 5890, Seating: 1806, VIP seats: 156) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ciprian Caba started the match with the kick off. When AC Ony's Ciprian Caba in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. 7 minutes into the game, AC Ony's Sven-Erik Hermansson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Paul Ahlbom made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. 10 minutes into the match, Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Donald Tusk came free, but Paul Ahlbom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11th match minute, AC Ony was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Julio Dei to maneuver through the defense. Ciprian Caba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th minute Ciprian Caba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Ahlbom saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Donald Tusk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Paul Ahlbom tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paul Ahlbom didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ciprian Caba went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 28th minute, Donald Tusk ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Paul Ahlbom was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. If Cipriano Chus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paul Ahlbom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donald Tusk in the 40th minute of play. In the 42nd minute Sven-Erik Hermansson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Ahlbom saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donald Tusk in the 44th minute of play forced Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s goalkeeper Paul Ahlbom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donald Tusk in the 45th minute of play forced Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s goalkeeper Paul Ahlbom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 46 minutes into the match, Donald Tusk notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Paul Ahlbom. Paul Ahlbom was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After the first half AC Ony were leading 0-6. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Toby Dransfield made the kick off in the second half. In the last second Paul Ahlbom throw himself and got hold of the ball when Sven-Erik Hermansson in the 52ndth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Brian Carter charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Brian Carter the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 53rd match minute, Lisburn Distillery F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brian Carter to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Quentin Lennon in the 54th minute of play forced AC Ony's goalkeeper Cisco Rubial to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paul Ahlbom made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Sven-Erik Hermansson sent off a good shot on target. A hard shot 58 in the game by Donald Tusk from a close distance when the talented Paul Ahlbom managed to make a qualified save. Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s players were relieved. With a little luck, Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Paul Ahlbom got control of the ball when Ciprian Caba tried to sneak it across the goal line. Paul Ahlbom made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ciprian Caba in the 62nd minute. AC Ony's Julio Dei got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. AC Ony's Albérico Lameiras was substituted for Ciprian Caba. 69 minutes into the match, AC Ony's goal looked a bit too open when Toby Dransfield came free, but Cisco Rubial reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Igor Sanchez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cisco Rubial read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Donald Tusk in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paul Ahlbom saved Lisburn Distillery F.C. from getting behind. In the 79th minute, Ciprian Milan 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. Cezary Gdowik hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 84th minute, Ciprian Milan reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Paul Ahlbom. The goal made the score 0-7. 90 minutes into the match, Ciprian Milan notched a goal, 0-8, to the right of Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Paul Ahlbom. Paul Ahlbom was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Paul Ahlbom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciprian Milan in the 97th minute of the match. Paul Ahlbom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciprian Milan in the 97th minute of play. AC Ony played a much better game than Lisburn Distillery F.C. and deserved their victory. The Lisburn Distillery F.C. players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.