World League

Kukovske pole
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) FC Kukova's Gong Yang started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Knight Of Dawn's Franco Baresi got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Blas Soter took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jeremias Cordario. Jeremias Cordario dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. 11 minutes into the match, Jozef Šagáth dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jeremias Cordario, 2-0. Jeremias Cordario made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gong Yang in the 16th minute of play. In the 16thth minute of the game Gong Yang who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Knight Of Dawn's Jeremias Cordario was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Róbert Behúň took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teta Grande, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 27 minutes Knight Of Dawn's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gregório Pimentel who took care of the corner kick. Jeremias Cordario took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gong Yang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Kukova's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gregório Pimentel in the 35th minute. Knight Of Dawn's Jeremias Cordario proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Knight Of Dawn from getting a goal against them. In the 43rd minute, Teta Grande 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. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

When Franco Baresi fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Knight Of Dawn's protests and gave Franco Baresi a yellow card for diving instead. Jeremias Cordario made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Blas Soter in the 60th minute of play. A collision led to Knight Of Dawn getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Teta Grande hit a great ball. Jeremias Cordario showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Blas Soter, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. The audience was convinced that Blas Soter's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jeremias Cordario was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. In the 66th minute Gong Yang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremias Cordario saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, FC Kukova's Róbert Behúň got control of the ball when Teta Grande tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, FC Kukova's Róbert Behúň got control of the ball when Teta Grande tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jeremias Cordario took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gong Yang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 72 minutes, Gong Yang put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Jeremias Cordario. Knight Of Dawn made a substitution. Qiu Yuan Jun replaced Teta Grande. 85 minutes into the game, Knight Of Dawn's Qiu Yuan Jun nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Róbert Behúň made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Blas Soter in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jeremias Cordario saved Knight Of Dawn from getting behind. FC Kukova's defense didn't have a chance, in the 89th minute, when Qiu Yuan Jun scored to the left of an out of position Róbert Behúň, making the score, 5-2. Róbert Behúň was out of position in the 93 minute of play, and Qiu Yuan Jun capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Qiu Yuan Jun really showed his touch with that goal: 5-3. When Gong Yang came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the FC Kukova 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 Gong Yang couldn't finish the play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. FC Kukova fully deserved thier win.