Opel National Arena
Spectators: 7454 (Terracing: 5591,
Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Eddie Wittingham 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Derek Findley in the 3rd minute of play forced C.A. MILO's goalkeeper Tomas Eguerdi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonatan Ospetsu in the 7th minute of play forced Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s goalkeeper Juvenal Moreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eddie Wittingham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Tomas Eguerdi made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Eddie Wittingham sent off a good shot on target. Juvenal Moreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ildefonso Gonsalvo in the 11th minute of the match. In the 12th minute, Filiberto Locaio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With an all-out effort, Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Tomas Eguerdi threw himself towards the right post 15 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Derek Findley, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Juvenal Moreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonatan Ospetsu in the 16th minute of the match. Tomas Eguerdi made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Eddie Wittingham sent off a good shot on target. Filiberto Locaio kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Tomas Eguerdi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eddie Wittingham in the 23rd minute of the match. Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Juvenal Moreira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cesar Pereyra in the 26th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Cesar Pereyra came free, but Juvenal Moreira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonatan Ospetsu in the 31st minute of play forced Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s goalkeeper Juvenal Moreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot 39 in the game by Eddie Wittingham from a close distance when the talented Tomas Eguerdi managed to make a qualified save. C.A. MILO's players were relieved. Through an outstanding action, after 40 minutes, Tomas Eguerdi successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 41st minute, Eddie Wittingham left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lisburn Distillery F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 46 minutes into the game, Christopher Shuttleworth was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C.A. MILO the free kick. Juvenal Moreira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonatan Ospetsu in the 48th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cesar Pereyra stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With his leg Juvenal Moreira managed to avoid a goal in the 51stth minute, when C.A. MILO's Ildefonso Gonsalvo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 53rd minute of the match C.A. MILO got a corner. Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Andreas Nygaard ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on C.A. MILO's corner Andreas Nygaard fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Juvenal Moreira quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Derek Findley in the 54th minute of play forced C.A. MILO's goalkeeper Tomas Eguerdi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomas Eguerdi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Derek Findley in the 54th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cesar Pereyra got free with Juvenal Moreira in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. During the 58th minute of the match Christopher Shuttleworth completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Christopher Shuttleworth a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 59 played minutes Lisburn Distillery F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Christopher Shuttleworth. Juvenal Moreira made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Cesar Pereyra sent off a good shot on target. C.A. MILO's Tomas Eguerdi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tommy Boyce in the 62nd minute of play. Tomas Eguerdi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Derek Findley in the 66th minute of the match. In the 70th minute Derek Findley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomas Eguerdi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Lisburn Distillery F.C. booed when C.A. MILO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcelo Cordeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 74th minute, Marcelo Cordeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the C.A. MILO defense, Derek Findley kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tomas Eguerdi. The C.A. MILO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tomas Eguerdi should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Derek Findley in the 79th minute of play forced C.A. MILO's goalkeeper Tomas Eguerdi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 80 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Derek Findley fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Tomas Eguerdi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tommy Boyce in the 82nd minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Eddie Wittingham had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tomas Eguerdi. C.A. MILO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eddie Wittingham was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Tomas Eguerdi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eddie Wittingham in the 92nd minute of play. 93 minutes had been played when some careless play by C.A. MILO's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Colin Wright was slow to take the kick. During this time Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. After having played for 95 minutes, Derek Findley managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Derek Findley was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Lisburn Distillery F.C. had won after a very even match.
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