World League

ERASMO UBENDU
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Remigio Urdaspal made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the game, 齐震笑 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KOO Tigers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Stronghold S.A the free kick. The supporters of Stronghold S.A booed when KOO Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. 齐震笑 didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 7 minutes of play, KOO Tigers's Ertan Dural made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eliseo Herena was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of KOO Tigers booed when Stronghold S.A was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Horacio Xabier didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 15 played minutes Stronghold S.A got a freekick which was hit by Edwin 雷远. After 19 played minutes KOO Tigers got a freekick which was hit by 齐震笑. KOO Tigers's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Remigio Urdaspal 21 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-1. When Ulvi Yaltırak came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the KOO Tigers fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ulvi Yaltırak couldn't finish the play. In the 28th minute, Horacio Xabier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ertan Dural hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Stronghold S.A's Leandro Jesco suffered a sprained foot after 34 minutes and couldn't finish the game. A collision led to KOO Tigers getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Alemdar Atasan hit a great ball. After 37 played minutes KOO Tigers got a freekick which was hit by Kadir Ustad. In the 46th match minute, KOO Tigers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ulvi Yaltırak to maneuver through the defense. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ulvi Yaltırak stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice moves Ulvi Yaltırak could shoot a difficult shot in the 67th minute, which Eliseo Herena however easily saved by the left post. Asım Arif Taluy kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Ariel Iliana's late challenge caught a KOO Tigers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ariel Iliana helped the player get up and apologised. After 71 played minutes Stronghold S.A got a freekick which was hit by Ariel Iliana. Francis Canyelles kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. The supporters of KOO Tigers booed when Stronghold S.A was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ragnar Vannieuwenhoven didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 80 played minutes Stronghold S.A got a freekick which was hit by Amado Mero. In the 85th minute Edwin 雷远 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mustafa Hakan İmroz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. KOO Tigers's Mustafa Hakan İmroz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Remigio Urdaspal in the 86th minute of play. 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.