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Match Report
White Hart Lane
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616,
Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Reine Kalfhage started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. White Hart Lane's Billy Bolin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caio Berger in the 4th minute of play. Reine Kalfhage in the 5thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Natanael Alvarenga, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The supporters of White Hart Lane booed when Cremonese FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernardo de Amorim didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Cremonese FC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Claudinei Nogueira hit a great ball. Lars-Erik Bergsten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. White Hart Lane's Reine Kalfhage got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The White Hart Lane fans' excitement grew in the 14th match minute when White Hart Lane's Reine Kalfhage looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a rather tough play, Cremonese FC's Caio Berger got a free kick in the 20th minute. In the 23rd minute, Fred Jakobsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Torgny Bock kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Billy Bolin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Caio Berger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Claudinei Nogueira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Billy Bolin was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. The supporters of Cremonese FC booed when White Hart Lane was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olov Alefors didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Cremonese FC's Iuri Peres got a free kick in the 45th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Claudinei Nogueira to make the kick off. Reine Kalfhage took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Natanael Alvarenga. Natanael Alvarenga dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. If Luís Fabiano de Toledo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Claudinei Nogueira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Billy Bolin was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luís Fábio Tróia during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 74th match minute, Cremonese FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Fábio Tróia to maneuver through the defense. Claudinei Nogueira hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Luís Fabiano de Toledo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Billy Bolin having to interfere. When Reine Kalfhage fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored White Hart Lane's protests and gave Reine Kalfhage a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpected shot in the 92nd minute by Caio Berger got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side.
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