U23 World League

Estadio da Luz
Spectators: 7855 (Terracing: 5892, Seating: 1807, VIP seats: 156) Mats McNamara started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 2 minutes, Pierre Welch mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sport Lisboa e Benfica and the Wyoming Cowboys players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 4th match minute, Sport Lisboa e Benfica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emilio Hankins to maneuver through the defense. After 8 played minutes Wyoming Cowboys got a freekick which was hit by Dion Hislop. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jean Britton in the 11th minute of play forced Wyoming Cowboys's goalkeeper Henning Berglund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edwin McNamara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Ignacio Egoi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 20th minute Jean Britton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henning Berglund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Ignacio Egoi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonny McNamara in the 26th minute of play. Harry McNamara kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Ignacio Egoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodney Huston in the 32nd minute of the match. Ignacio Egoi came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by Wyoming Cowboys's Jonny McNamara. But to his dismay, Jonny McNamara quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Jean Britton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jonny McNamara recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Donatien Braden to make the kick off. After 50 played minutes Sport Lisboa e Benfica got a freekick which was hit by Emilio Hankins. 53 minutes into the match, Wyoming Cowboys's goal looked a bit too open when Donatien Braden came free, but Henning Berglund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 54th minute, Harry McNamara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Donatien Braden got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 62 minutes into the match, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Jean Britton sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Henning Berglund narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 65 minutes into the game, Pierre Welch cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Henning Berglund was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jonny McNamara could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Ignacio Egoi made a huge save. 69 minutes into the match, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Jean Britton sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Henning Berglund narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ignacio Egoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonny McNamara in the 70th minute of the match. After 72 played minutes Wyoming Cowboys got a freekick which was hit by Mats McNamara. A collision led to Wyoming Cowboys getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Mats McNamara hit a great ball. Ignacio Egoi had great luck who in the 75thth minute grab hold of the ball when Edwin McNamara from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Sport Lisboa e Benfica made a substitution. Giuseppe Xiong replaced Donatien Braden. After 77 minutes Sport Lisboa e Benfica's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jonny McNamara who took care of the corner kick. Rodney Huston made a great header on Wyoming Cowboys's corner, it was just that Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Ignacio Egoi managed to reach the ball for a save. 80 minutes into the game, Jonny McNamara cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Ignacio Egoi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 84 minutes into the match, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Jean Britton sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Henning Berglund narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Andreas Tripp kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Ignacio Egoi acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 97th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Jonny McNamara.