World League

KOO Park
Spectators: 7559 (Terracing: 5670, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) Robert Collen started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Alonso Suloaga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Collen in the 10th minute of the match. KOO Tigers's Roberto-Carlos Björklund quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Epifanio Marques, made in the 12th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Collen in the 13th minute of play forced Kanalla F.C's goalkeeper Alonso Suloaga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silverio Ofelio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Uğuralp Vasfi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. A collision led to Kanalla F.C getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Epifanio Marques hit a great ball. In the 18th minute Robert Collen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alonso Suloaga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alonso Suloaga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robert Collen, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 32nd minute, Robert Collen made a precise shot to the right of Alonso Suloaga. Kanalla F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Roberto-Carlos Björklund made in the 34th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Robert Collen. Alonso Suloaga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robert Collen, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. 45 minutes into the game, Roberto-Carlos Björklund was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KOO Tigers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kanalla F.C the free kick. A collision led to KOO Tigers getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Roberto-Carlos Björklund hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Silverio Ofelio in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Uğuralp Vasfi saved KOO Tigers from getting behind. Epifanio Marques hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Silverio Ofelio was the one to do the kick off. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 62nd minute of the game. One of KOO Tigers:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Kanalla F.C:s goal. KOO Tigers's Selçuk Talayman was substituted for Mickey Rothwell. With an all-out effort, Kanalla F.C's Uğuralp Vasfi threw himself towards the right post 70 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Hao Quan Kuan, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 74 minutes into the match, KOO Tigers's goalkeeper Uğuralp Vasfi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rene Odon. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Collen in the 76th minute of play forced Kanalla F.C's goalkeeper Alonso Suloaga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. KOO Tigers's Xiao Yu Chao was substituted for Robert Collen. In the 79th minute of the match KOO Tigers got a corner. Kanalla F.C's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Marquinhos Filho ran over to the corner to take the kick. Alonso Suloaga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xiao Yu Chao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hao Quan Kuan kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Kanalla F.C's Alonso Suloaga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Namık Kemal Eker in the 89th minute of play. KOO Tigers's Uğuralp Vasfi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Everardo Pacorro in the 91st minute of play. Rene Odon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Uğuralp Vasfi made a huge save. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.