World League

Kulp
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ernesto Alfonso took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Robert Johnson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Codrin Dobrea could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but August Skog made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Ricardo Quaresma managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kulp's supporters rose to their feet, but Ricardo Quaresma was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. August Skog breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Codrin Dobrea could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but August Skog made a huge save. Little Big's August Skog proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Little Big from getting a goal against them. In the 12th minute, Ricardo Quaresma hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lázaro Goren in the 15th minute of play forced Kulp's goalkeeper Besim Orgen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Besim Orgen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lázaro Goren, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Besim Orgen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Stor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kulp's Besim Orgen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Egil Wennersten in the 20th minute of play. In the 24thth minute of the game Codrin Dobrea who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Little Big's August Skog was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ahmet Energin tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Besim Orgen. An unnecessary self made goal, 0-1 in the 29th minute. 34 minutes into the game, Little Big's Lázaro Goren nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Besim Orgen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 39th minute Lázaro Goren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Besim Orgen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, Kulp's Codrin Dobrea sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that August Skog narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Stor in the 42nd minute of play forced Kulp's goalkeeper Besim Orgen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 43 minutes into the match, Kulp's goal looked a bit too open when Lázaro Goren came free, but Besim Orgen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Little Big getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Egil Wennersten hit a great ball. August Skog showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernesto Alfonso, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

52 minutes into the match, Kulp's goal looked a bit too open when André Stor came free, but Besim Orgen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. August Skog showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Codrin Dobrea, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. August Skog showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Quaresma in the 60th minute of the match. In the 65th minute, Ernesto Alfonso got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. August Skog stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ernesto Alfonso's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. After 71 played minutes Kulp got a freekick which was hit by Ahmet Energin. In the 71st minute of the match Egil Wennersten shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Besim Orgen showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Alfonso in the 73rd minute of play forced Little Big's goalkeeper August Skog to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th match minute, Little Big was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erik Rosén to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th minute Ernesto Alfonso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but August Skog saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Little Big's Greger Lövskog got a free kick in the 79th minute. August Skog made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Codrin Dobrea in the 84th minute of play. August Skog showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Codrin Dobrea in the 89th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Little Big defense, Radomil Soliwoda kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of August Skog. The Little Big fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that August Skog should have stopped the shot. Little Big's August Skog played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radomil Soliwoda in the 96th minute of play. The supporters of Little Big booed when Kulp was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eugênio Ferraz didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Kulp lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.