World League

Koolkerke Stadion
Spectators: 7680 (Terracing: 5761, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Robertinho Carabajal started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ulises Steven showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aldo Rico in the 5th minute of the match. Ulises Steven took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emiliano Rodera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, El Gallo de Moron's Nacho Gonzalez got control of the ball when Robertinho Carabajal tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nacho Gonzalez 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 17th minute. 20 minutes into the match, AFC Koolkerke's goal looked a bit too open when Emiliano Rodera came free, but Ulises Steven reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Emiliano Rodera in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ulises Steven prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ulises Steven showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luisinho Laguna, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Ulises Steven showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luisinho Laguna, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emiliano Rodera in the 29th minute of play forced AFC Koolkerke's goalkeeper Ulises Steven to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the match, El Gallo de Moron's goalkeeper Nacho Gonzalez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Robertinho Carabajal. Ermanno Piccone kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Robertinho Carabajal got free with Nacho Gonzalez in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to El Gallo de Moron getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Gilberto Ihazintu hit a great ball. Nacho Gonzalez made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Robertinho Carabajal sent off a good shot on target. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Emiliano Rodera to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Robertinho Carabajal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nacho Gonzalez was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robertinho Carabajal in the 57th minute of play forced El Gallo de Moron's goalkeeper Nacho Gonzalez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ulises Steven made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Emiliano Rodera sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as El Gallo de Moron's Emiliano Rodera slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ulises Steven. That made the score 0-1 after 61 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emiliano Rodera in the 64th minute of play forced AFC Koolkerke's goalkeeper Ulises Steven to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 70 minutes into the match, Luisinho Laguna had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ulises Steven. AFC Koolkerke's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luisinho Laguna was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Thanks to some nice moves Gilberto Ihazintu could shoot a difficult shot in the 74th minute, which Ulises Steven however easily saved by the left post. After 76 minutes AFC Koolkerke's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Teofilo Garrote who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of AFC Koolkerke's goalie and right to Allan Schubert. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. AFC Koolkerke's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. A hard shot 78 in the game by Luisinho Laguna from a close distance when the talented Ulises Steven managed to make a qualified save. AFC Koolkerke's players were relieved. Robertinho Carabajal might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nacho Gonzalez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Robertinho Carabajal ran back to his position shaking his head. Nacho Gonzalez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robertinho Carabajal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th match minute, AFC Koolkerke was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christer Sunde to maneuver through the defense. El Gallo de Moron's Pierre Le Saint was substituted for Emiliano Rodera. The audience was convinced that Robertinho Carabajal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nacho Gonzalez was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. With a little luck, AFC Koolkerke's Ulises Steven got control of the ball when Pierre Le Saint tried to sneak it across the goal line. El Gallo de Moron's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.