World League

Eldridge Stadium
Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) In the 2nd minute Kıraç Yalın shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Acácio Lara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edmond Kerkar got a throw-in 5 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Kobi Eta. In a very dangerous position, a player in Eldridge fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 6th minute. Penalty! In the 7th minute, Saad Dar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Reda Madouni was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Reda Madouni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnaldo de Sena in the 11th minute of play. Haakon Brøndsel made in the 13th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Fabinho dos Santos. Club Athletico Paulistano's Jaap Stam managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Edmond Kerkar in the 15 minute of the game. Eldridge's Mohamed Ben Ahmed Reda Madouni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabinho dos Santos in the 16th minute of play. Eldridge's Mohamed Ben Ahmed Reda Madouni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabinho dos Santos in the 17th minute of play. Eldridge's Kobi Eta came free and shot a quick shot against goal 19 minutes in the game, fortunately Acácio Lara had problems saving as it came toward the left post. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Reda Madouni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabinho dos Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabinho dos Santos in the 26th minute of play forced Eldridge's goalkeeper Mohamed Ben Ahmed Reda Madouni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Eldridge's goal looked a bit too open when Arnaldo de Sena came free, but Mohamed Ben Ahmed Reda Madouni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Club Athletico Paulistano's Acácio Lara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kıraç Yalın in the 38th minute of play. In the 44th minute Fabinho dos Santos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mohamed Ben Ahmed Reda Madouni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Kobi Eta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Club Athletico Paulistano booed when Eldridge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edmond Kerkar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kıraç Yalın fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Acácio Lara having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Club Athletico Paulistano's zone, Kobi Eta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Acácio Lara came out of the goal and Kobi Eta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Eldridge booed when Club Athletico Paulistano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabinho dos Santos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fabinho dos Santos took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mohamed Ben Ahmed Reda Madouni. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Reda Madouni dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Eldridge made a substitution. Fateh Chadl replaced Amar Zaoui. In the 70th match minute, Eldridge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nildo Corrêa to maneuver through the defense. Arnaldo de Sena kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. When Daniel Pieprz fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Eldridge's protests and gave Daniel Pieprz a yellow card for diving instead. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Reda Madouni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnaldo de Sena in the 76th minute of play. Acácio Lara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kobi Eta, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Fabinho dos Santos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Mohamed Ben Ahmed Reda Madouni made a huge save. Eldridge made a substitution. Alparslan Bozkurt replaced Mimoun Menguellet. 86 minutes into the match, Eldridge's goalkeeper Mohamed Ben Ahmed Reda Madouni had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabinho dos Santos. In the 88th match minute, Club Athletico Paulistano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saad Dar to maneuver through the defense. When Manos Triantafyllidis came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Eldridge 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 Manos Triantafyllidis couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kıraç Yalın in the 98th minute of play forced Club Athletico Paulistano's goalkeeper Acácio Lara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Club Athletico Paulistano's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.