U23 World League

Opel National Arena
Spectators: 7553 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Leo Burns took the kick off in the first half of the match. Leo Burns recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Crispin Lomas hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. An unexpected shot in the 10th minute by Leo Burns got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The supporters of Lisburn Distillery F.C. booed when Nautilus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. João de Castro didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leo Burns got free with Gil de Medeiros in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tarcisio Favoretto kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Nautilus's Gil de Medeiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrew Brookman in the 18th minute of play. Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Leo Burns got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Leo Burns sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Nautilus's Dorian Meireles got a free kick in the 27th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leo Burns got free with Gil de Medeiros in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Andrew Brookman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gil de Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrew Brookman in the 33rd minute of play. Nautilus's Gil de Medeiros proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Nautilus from getting a goal against them. After having played for 39 minutes, Igor Sanchez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Igor Sanchez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gil de Medeiros was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Andrew Brookman showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 41 minute of play. Leo Burns fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gil de Medeiros having to interfere.

Andrew Brookman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gil de Medeiros having to interfere. When Leo Burns came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Lisburn Distillery F.C. 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 Leo Burns couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Nautilus defense, Leo Burns kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gil de Medeiros. The Nautilus fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gil de Medeiros should have stopped the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leo Burns in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gil de Medeiros saved Nautilus from getting behind. Igor Sanchez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gil de Medeiros having to interfere. Andrew Brookman took the ball and in the 80 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gil de Medeiros. Gil de Medeiros dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. After 85 minutes, Andrew Brookman made it 5-0 with a short kick to the right side. Nautilus's Gil de Medeiros tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Leo Burns had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Andrew Brookman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gil de Medeiros was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leo Burns in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gil de Medeiros saved Nautilus from getting behind. Gil de Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrew Brookman in the 96th minute of the match. Lisburn Distillery F.C. walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.