World League

Sabadim
Spectators: 7724 (Terracing: 5794, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) Nojus Bikas made the kick off and thus started the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Nojus Bikas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kings's supporters rose to their feet, but Nojus Bikas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mauro Cunha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Kristupas Šimkūnas fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kings's protests and gave Kristupas Šimkūnas a yellow card for diving instead. Mauro Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nojus Bikas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 23 minutes Sabadim Harammes PRD's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Victorino Marko who took care of the corner kick. In the 27th minute of the game Herbert Bastide made a throw-in which Tao Yao Xi played forward. Haşim Batüralp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Boulier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Kings defense, Ionel Bălăiță kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Haşim Batüralp. The Kings fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Haşim Batüralp should have stopped the shot. In the 35th minute, Mario Boulier reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Haşim Batüralp. The goal made the score 2-0. In the 39th minute, Nojus Bikas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mauro Cunha was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Eder Lopes made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute of the game Alberto Júdice made a throw-in which Ionel Bălăiță played forward. Haşim Batüralp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ionel Bălăiță, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eder Lopes in the 65th minute of play forced Kings's goalkeeper Haşim Batüralp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A throw-in in the 71st minute of the game was made by Alberto Júdice with Tao Yao Xi as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After some careless play in the Sabadim Harammes PRD defense, Nojus Bikas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mauro Cunha. The Sabadim Harammes PRD fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mauro Cunha should have stopped the shot. In the 83rd minute of the match, Nojus Bikas got a very nice opportunity to score, but Mauro Cunha was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 84th minute Mario Boulier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Haşim Batüralp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 88th minute, Iwo Figlewski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Sabadim Harammes PRD's zone, Victorino Marko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mauro Cunha came out of the goal and Victorino Marko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alberto Júdice made in the 90th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Tao Yao Xi. When Sabadim Harammes PRD's Eder Lopes in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kings's goalie prevented a goal. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.