World League

Carlsberg Arena
Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5613, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Robert Collen started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Robert Collen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Illimar Sulg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. Illimar Sulg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Collen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. KOO Tigers's Uğuralp Vasfi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Taavi Kapsi in the 11th minute of play. Robert Collen took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Illimar Sulg. Illimar Sulg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Hugo's goalkeeper Illimar Sulg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Uğuralp Vasfi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Taavi Kapsi, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 23rd match minute, KOO Tigers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfonso Cordario to maneuver through the defense. 26 minutes into the game, Robert Collen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Illimar Sulg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. KOO Tigers's Uğuralp Vasfi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save KOO Tigers from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the FC Hugo defense, Robert Collen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Illimar Sulg. The FC Hugo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Illimar Sulg should have stopped the shot. Helari Põldmaa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 35 minutes into the match, KOO Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Taavi Kapsi came free, but Uğuralp Vasfi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, Robert Collen notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of FC Hugo's Illimar Sulg. Illimar Sulg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Hugo's goalkeeper Illimar Sulg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Taavi Kapsi made a kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Robert Collen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Illimar Sulg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Robert Collen got free with Illimar Sulg in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. KOO Tigers's Uğuralp Vasfi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Taavi Kapsi in the 60th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Robert Collen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Illimar Sulg was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. In the 65th minute Robert Collen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Illimar Sulg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Robert Collen struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Illimar Sulg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KOO Tigers. KOO Tigers made a substitution. Selçuk Talayman replaced Mickey Rothwell. KOO Tigers made a substitution. Kudret Şükrü replaced Emin Bayram. KOO Tigers's Xiao Yu Chao was substituted for Robert Collen. 72 minutes into the match, KOO Tigers's Kudret Şükrü sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Illimar Sulg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Xiao Yu Chao's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Illimar Sulg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. Illimar Sulg 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. After 81 minutes, Johannes Ülisoo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Hugo and the KOO Tigers players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 81st minute of the game. One of FC Hugo:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of KOO Tigers:s goal. After having played for 83 minutes, Xiao Yu Chao managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KOO Tigers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xiao Yu Chao was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 84 played minutes KOO Tigers got a freekick which was hit by Kudret Şükrü. Uğuralp Vasfi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lauri Roolaht in the 88th minute of the match. FC Hugo's Illimar Sulg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xiao Yu Chao in the 93rd minute of play. When the match was over KOO Tigers could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than FC Hugo throughout the match.