World League

Koolkerke Stadion
Spectators: 7723 (Terracing: 5793, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Grabiel Escorcia started the match with the kick off. Robertinho Carabajal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 8 minutes into the match, Nacional's goal looked a bit too open when Robertinho Carabajal came free, but Cristiano Aveiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, Nacional's goalkeeper Cristiano Aveiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Robertinho Carabajal. AFC Koolkerke were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after Nacional's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tang Di Nan took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Joseph Smits got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Cristiano Aveiro quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 15th minute, Grabiel Escorcia made a precise shot to the right of Ulises Steven. AFC Koolkerke's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. The audience was convinced that Robertinho Carabajal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristiano Aveiro was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Cristiano Aveiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Robertinho Carabajal in the 26th minute. In the 29th minute Grabiel Escorcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulises Steven saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Robertinho Carabajal struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Cristiano Aveiro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AFC Koolkerke. 45 minutes into the match, AFC Koolkerke's goal looked a bit too open when Grabiel Escorcia came free, but Ulises Steven reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Nacional's goalkeeper Cristiano Aveiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Robertinho Carabajal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Robertinho Carabajal stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 57 minutes into the game, Semi Acartürk threw the ball into play from the sideline. Nacional's Ekain Menendez quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 60th minute, Christer Sunde hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 63 minutes into the match, AFC Koolkerke's Robertinho Carabajal sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cristiano Aveiro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Grabiel Escorcia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nacional's supporters rose to their feet, but Grabiel Escorcia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ulises Steven breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 72 minutes into the game, Camilo Candido threw the ball into play from the sideline. AFC Koolkerke's Fabrizio Di Muzio quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 81st minute, one of AFC Koolkerke: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 AFC Koolkerke. AFC Koolkerke:s Ulises Steven showed great skill when he stopped Grabiel Escorcia:s penalty. Nacional's Ekain Menendez managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Semi Acartürk in the 84 minute of the game. 庄剑响 made in the 85th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Semi Acartürk. Cristiano Aveiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robertinho Carabajal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nacional's Cristiano Aveiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robertinho Carabajal in the 90th minute of play. In the 90th match minute, Nacional was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Luis Rodríguez to maneuver through the defense. Cristiano Aveiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robertinho Carabajal, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. The supporters of Nacional booed when AFC Koolkerke was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christer Sunde didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ulises Steven took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grabiel Escorcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nacional's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Xu Sha in the 98th minute. Nacional's Xu Sha was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ulises Steven in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Nacional walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.