League

Qikiqtarjuaq Park
Spectators: 10819 (Terracing: 8115, Seating: 2488, VIP seats: 216) Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Emilian Zgabei started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Abel Bueno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emilian Zgabei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 11 minutes into the match, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Rostyslav Solodkyi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abel Bueno narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 13 minutes into the match, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goal looked a bit too open when Ilgaz Şirvan came free, but Herb Good reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the game, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Emilian Zgabei nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Abel Bueno made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 24th minute Emilian Zgabei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Bueno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Daron Keen could shoot a difficult shot in the 28th minute, which Herb Good however easily saved by the left post. In the 34thth minute of the game Emilian Zgabei who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Qikiqtarjuaq FC's Abel Bueno was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Herb Good made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilgaz Şirvan in the 36th minute of play. A nice corner shot did that Rostyslav Solodkyi got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Abel Bueno quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Antony Lofton hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Herb Good showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daron Keen in the 42nd minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ilgaz Şirvan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Wilber Leon cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Herb Good was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Quinton Marcheterre's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Herb Good was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilgaz Şirvan in the 56th minute of play forced Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goalkeeper Herb Good to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ilgaz Şirvan struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Herb Good didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Qikiqtarjuaq FC. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Emilian Zgabei took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Abel Bueno to make any attempt to save it. Emilian Zgabei's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abel Bueno read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. Abel Bueno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emilian Zgabei in the 69th minute of play. Emilian Zgabei's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abel Bueno read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. After 75 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Qikiqtarjuaq FC! After 77 minutes Qikiqtarjuaq FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rostyslav Solodkyi who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Sport Lisboa e Benfica's corner Rostyslav Solodkyi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Abel Bueno quite easily take care of the ball. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Qikiqtarjuaq FC's goalkeeper Abel Bueno, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 85th minute Sport Lisboa e Benfica were awarded a corner. Rostyslav Solodkyi went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Collin Grimm almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Qikiqtarjuaq FC's Abel Bueno did a great save. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Du Lei Bin got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Sport Lisboa e Benfica getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Antony Lofton hit a great ball. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Jacinto Vela quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Ilgaz Şirvan, made in the 97th minute of the game. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.