World League

Tafos Indou Arena
Spectators: 8161 (Terracing: 6122, Seating: 1877, VIP seats: 162) Kunga King started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After taking down the ball on tHe SOnS of rAGnar's corner Karl-Åke Norling fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Niculae Ailenei quite easily take care of the ball. Kunga King might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over José Sá. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kunga King ran back to his position shaking his head. 6 minutes into the match, tHe SOnS of rAGnar's goal looked a bit too open when Kunga King came free, but José Sá reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eskil Möllgren scored 0-1 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Niculae Ailenei, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. José Sá made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Maria Píriz in the 11th minute of play. After 13 minutes, Alexis Alexandris made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Bazellatin F.C.'s Niculae Ailenei tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. José Sá didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kunga King went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Alexis Alexandris fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Niculae Ailenei having to interfere. 22 minutes into the match, tHe SOnS of rAGnar's goalkeeper José Sá had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rafael Maria Píriz. 23 minutes into the match, tHe SOnS of rAGnar's goal looked a bit too open when Kunga King came free, but José Sá reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rafael Maria Píriz's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but José Sá firmly grabbed it by the left post. Niculae Ailenei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Walter Giardino in the 30th minute of play. A collision led to tHe SOnS of rAGnar getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Fiz Biembengén hit a great ball. Niculae Ailenei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Walter Giardino in the 33rd minute of play. Kunga King's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but José Sá read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. Kunga King sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With an all-out effort, Bazellatin F.C.'s José Sá threw himself towards the right post 37 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Kunga King, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Niculae Ailenei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Walter Giardino in the 45th minute of the match. In the 47th minute, Bazellatin F.C.'s Ronald de Boer seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ronald de Boer the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Bazellatin F.C. protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ronald de Boer had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Niculae Ailenei had in the 51stth minute some difficulties stopping Alexis Alexandris's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After a long run with the ball, Alexis Alexandris did a trick in the 51st minute in front of Bazellatin F.C.'s goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 1-3. An impressive performance by tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Alexis Alexandris! Bazellatin F.C.'s Lambros Giotas was substituted for Demis Poulkos.

In the 60th minute, Kunga King left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bazellatin F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. After having played for 63 minutes, Kunga King managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bazellatin F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Kunga King was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. tHe SOnS of rAGnar's José Sá played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kunga King in the 65th minute of play. In the 67th minute, tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Lucas Gaspard seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Lucas Gaspard the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of tHe SOnS of rAGnar protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Lucas Gaspard had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 67 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for tHe SOnS of rAGnar! Kunga King's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but José Sá read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. Bazellatin F.C.'s Dimosthenis Tsimilis was substituted for Marty Bettney. After having played for 78 minutes, Walter Giardino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. tHe SOnS of rAGnar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Walter Giardino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. José Sá made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lambros Giotas in the 82nd minute of play. 83 minutes into the game, Kunga King cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. José Sá was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 92 minutes into the match, tHe SOnS of rAGnar's goal looked a bit too open when Kunga King came free, but José Sá reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 92nd minute, Amadeu Bessa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 99th minute, Kunga King hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.