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Rawdon River Stadium
Spectators: 10850 (Terracing: 8139, Seating: 2495, VIP seats: 216) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Virgil Van got the match started through his kick off. Rawdon FC's 吴平银 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karl Pointon in the 3rd minute of play. In the 4th minute Lisburn Distillery F.C. were awarded a corner. Virgil Van went to the cornerflag to take it. 8 minutes into the game, Virgil Van cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. 吴平银 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After having played for 18 minutes, Neil Deacon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Neil Deacon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Juvenal Moreira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tobiasz Karaszkiewicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. With a little luck, Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Juvenal Moreira got control of the ball when Reinaldo Varela tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rawdon FC's 吴平银 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Virgil Van in the 23rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Virgil Van in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 吴平银 saved Rawdon FC from getting behind. Colin Wright sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Juvenal Moreira made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Bobby Prutton sent off a good shot on target. After 31 minutes Rawdon FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Virgil Van who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Tommy Boyce getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Rawdon FC's zone, Neil Deacon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 吴平银 came out of the goal and Neil Deacon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 39th minute, Colin Wright hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tobiasz Karaszkiewicz in the 47th 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.

Olívio Nóbrega hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. In the 54th minute, Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Neil Deacon dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Virgil Van got free with 吴平银 in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice moves Virgil Van could shoot a difficult shot in the 58th minute, which 吴平银 however easily saved by the left post. With a little luck, Rawdon FC's 吴平银 got control of the ball when Tommy Boyce tried to sneak it across the goal line. 吴平银 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl Pointon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 吴平银 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Karl Pointon in the 70th minute. In the 76th minute Tobiasz Karaszkiewicz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juvenal Moreira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 77 played minutes Rawdon FC got a freekick which was hit by Olívio Nóbrega. Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Vinnie Talbot was substituted for Colin Wright. Olívio Nóbrega kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s 吴平银 threw himself towards the right post 79 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Karl Pointon, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 80 minutes into the game, one of Rawdon FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Adrian Ruddock placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Neil Deacon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 吴平银 having to interfere. 88 minutes into the match, Rawdon FC's Richard Herlin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Juvenal Moreira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 吴平银 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl Pointon in the 91st minute of play. Eddie Wittingham could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but 吴平银 made a huge save. The supporters of Lisburn Distillery F.C. booed when Rawdon FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Peter Smith didn't get a good kick on the ball. Olívio Nóbrega's late challenge caught a Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Olívio Nóbrega helped the player get up and apologised. Eddie Wittinghams short, quick shot in the 96thth minute got 吴平银 to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Lisburn Distillery F.C. had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.