World League

Estadio da Luz
Spectators: 7691 (Terracing: 5769, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Emilian Zgabei started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the match, Rostyslav Solodkyi dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Naike Abalos, 1-0. Herb Good showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ponciano Abarca, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Herb Good played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Endura Abechuco in the 13th minute of play. After some careless play in the Sport Lisboa e Benfica defense, Endura Abechuco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Herb Good. The Sport Lisboa e Benfica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Herb Good should have stopped the shot. With an all-out effort, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Naike Abalos threw himself towards the right post 17 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Collin Grimm, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Ponciano Abarca's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Herb Good read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. Matías Almeida made in the 26th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Endura Abechuco. Naike Abalos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emilian Zgabei's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Naike Abalos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emilian Zgabei's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. Naike Abalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emilian Zgabei in the 35th minute of the match. In the 36th minute, Emilian Zgabei got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Herb Good took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ponciano Abarca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40thth minute of the game Ponciano Abarca who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Herb Good was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 46 minutes into the game, Fritz Asmundsson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. River CBBA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sport Lisboa e Benfica the free kick. In the 46th minute, one of River CBBA:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for River CBBA. River CBBA:s Naike Abalos showed great skill when he stopped Emilian Zgabei:s penalty.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ponciano Abarca made a kick off. Matías Almeida made in the 56th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Antony Lofton. After a rather tough play, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Antony Lofton got a free kick in the 56th minute. In the 64thth minute of the game Emilian Zgabei who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but River CBBA's Naike Abalos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Cipriano Abechuco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. River CBBA's Modesto Ado was substituted for Guerau Abeitia. In the 71st minute Emilian Zgabei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Naike Abalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to River CBBA getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Claude Abecia hit a great ball. River CBBA's Varis Birgelis was substituted for Cipriano Abechuco. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goalkeeper Herb Good, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. River CBBA made a substitution. Juan Funes replaced Ponciano Abarca. In the 82nd minute of the match River CBBA got a corner. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Deng Xing Sang ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 84 minutes of play, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Emilian Zgabei made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Naike Abalos was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Juan Funes got free with Herb Good in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to River CBBA getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Boğaçhan Akyel hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Sport Lisboa e Benfica had won after a very even match.