World League

Karaliai Kingdom
Spectators: 7825 (Terracing: 5870, Seating: 1799, VIP seats: 156) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Manole Miulescu started the match with the kick off. 7 minutes into the match, Kings's Raido Pulver sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marko Ööpik narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Marko Ööpik made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Raido Pulver sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Manole Miulescu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Armageddon's supporters rose to their feet, but Manole Miulescu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Haşim Batüralp breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marko Ööpik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raido Pulver, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute of the match, Raido Pulver tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Marko Ööpik saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Marko Ööpik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raido Pulver, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rd minute of the match Armageddon got a corner. Kings's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Olaf Kööp ran over to the corner to take the kick. Armageddon's Pavel Nurme quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Sikstas Simanauskas, made in the 27th minute of the game. Marko Ööpik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raido Pulver, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. After a rather tough play, Armageddon's Rainer Haugas got a free kick in the 37th minute. Kings's Sikstas Simanauskas managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Rainer Haugas in the 41 minute of the game. 46 minutes into the match, Armageddon's goal looked a bit too open when Raido Pulver came free, but Marko Ööpik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Armageddon getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Rainer Haugas hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Raido Pulver was the one to do the kick off. 58 minutes into the game, Luís Figo threw the ball into play from the sideline. Armageddon's Alfred Di Stefano quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. A collision led to Kings getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Håkon Bjernemose hit a great ball. In the 59th minute, Håkon Bjernemose hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Haşim Batüralp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qian Jie Yuan in the 61st minute of play. Manole Miulescu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Haşim Batüralp read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. After 64 minutes of play, Armageddon's Manole Miulescu made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Haşim Batüralp was left in no man's land by his defense there! Haşim Batüralp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michel Legdeur, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. After 73 played minutes Kings got a freekick which was hit by J.P. Daniel. J.P. Daniel hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Michel Legdeur's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Haşim Batüralp read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. In the 84th minute Armageddon were awarded a corner. Giancarlo Antognoni went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 85th minute of the match Armageddon got a corner. Kings's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Giancarlo Antognoni ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Armageddon's Giancarlo Antognoni to fire away a dangerous shot which Haşim Batüralp despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Sikstas Simanauskas in the 88th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Armageddon's Pavel Nurme. Üllar Rodin made in the 97th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Inocencio Hondo however managed to control. After some careless play in the Kings defense, Michel Legdeur kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Haşim Batüralp. The Kings fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Haşim Batüralp should have stopped the shot. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Armageddon walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.