World League

Gigante de Arroyito
Spectators: 7642 (Terracing: 5733, Seating: 1757, VIP seats: 152) KOO Tigers's Robert Collen 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. The attack was good, but when Silverio Ofelio in the 4th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Alonso Suloaga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Collen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kanalla F.C's goalkeeper Alonso Suloaga, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 13 minutes into the match, KOO Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Rene Odon came free, but Uğuralp Vasfi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silverio Ofelio in the 16th minute of play forced KOO Tigers's goalkeeper Uğuralp Vasfi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute, Alfonso Cordario hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Silverio Ofelio to make the kick off. Alonso Suloaga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Collen in the 54th minute of the match. 61 minutes into the match, Silverio Ofelio notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of KOO Tigers's Uğuralp Vasfi. Uğuralp Vasfi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kanalla F.C's Everardo Pacorro was substituted for Silverio Ofelio. KOO Tigers's Kudret Şükrü was substituted for Emin Bayram. KOO Tigers made a substitution. Xiao Yu Chao replaced Namık Kemal Eker. After a rather tough play, Kanalla F.C's 于浩桑 got a free kick in the 67th minute. Alonso Suloaga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xiao Yu Chao in the 71st minute of play. 74 minutes into the match, KOO Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Everardo Pacorro came free, but Uğuralp Vasfi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kanalla F.C's 于浩桑 got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Uğuralp Vasfi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rene Odon in the 78th minute of the match. A collision led to KOO Tigers getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Alfonso Cordario hit a great ball. 82 minutes into the match, KOO Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Hao Quan Kuan came free, but Uğuralp Vasfi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 85 minutes into the game, when Azmi Bilkan put in a rough tackle. After 85 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for KOO Tigers! A collision led to Kanalla F.C getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Marcelinho Carioca hit a great ball. After 91 played minutes KOO Tigers got a freekick which was hit by Marquinhos Filho. In the 92nd minute, Rene Odon made a precise shot to the right of Uğuralp Vasfi. KOO Tigers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. 97 minutes into the match, KOO Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Everardo Pacorro came free, but Uğuralp Vasfi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. KOO Tigers's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.