World League

PAYİTAHT
Spectators: 7463 (Terracing: 5598, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Stig Matthiessen started the match with the kick off. CİCERO's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mustafa Hamit Saye in the 4th minute. CİCERO's Mustafa Hamit Saye was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Nestor Nunes in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 5thth minute of the game Stig Matthiessen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CİCERO's Ennio Orsini was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, CİCERO's Mansur Akağan got a free kick in the 8th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ralf Andreasson in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ennio Orsini prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 13 played minutes Beetlejuice got a freekick which was hit by Stig Vennerdal. Dedi Kodu kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. In the 23rd minute, Stig Matthiessen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nestor Nunes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hayati Roman in the 27th minute of play. Stig-Arne Överman hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Mansur Akağan hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Stig Matthiessen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ennio Orsini was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Nestor Nunes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mustafa Hamit Saye in the 37th minute. In the 38th minute Ralf Andreasson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ennio Orsini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nestor Nunes was out of position in the 40 minute of play, and Hayati Roman capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Hayati Roman really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Taner Tuğkan kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Dedi Kodu's late challenge caught a Beetlejuice's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dedi Kodu helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to CİCERO getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Dedi Kodu hit a great ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Taner Tuğkan to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Beetlejuice getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Patric Kvalfält hit a great ball. Mustafa Hamit Saye might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nestor Nunes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mustafa Hamit Saye ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 54th match minute, Beetlejuice was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jarl Pihlblad to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Beetlejuice's Stig-Arne Överman got a free kick in the 58th minute. 59 minutes into the game, CİCERO's Mustafa Hamit Saye nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nestor Nunes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. The supporters of Beetlejuice booed when CİCERO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Geri Zekai didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 67 played minutes Beetlejuice got a freekick which was hit by Gert Jansson. Ennio Orsini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gert Jansson in the 72nd minute of the match. After 75 minutes of play, CİCERO's Ahmet Necdet Yunus made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nestor Nunes was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 80th minute Hayati Roman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nestor Nunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hayati Roman in the 86th minute of play forced Beetlejuice's goalkeeper Nestor Nunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Beetlejuice getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Stig-Arne Överman hit a great ball. In the 90th minute Mustafa Hamit Saye shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nestor Nunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The CİCERO fans' excitement grew in the 91st match minute when CİCERO's Ahmet Necdet Yunus looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Stig Matthiessen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ennio Orsini having to interfere. Nestor Nunes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hayati Roman, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the Beetlejuice players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for CİCERO.