World League

Kings castle
Spectators: 7554 (Terracing: 5667, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eleuterio Matteo kicked off to start the match. Carlos Balendin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jürgen Trittin in the 6th minute of play. Şenel Zeval could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Carlos Balendin made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Seclantas AFC's zone, Jürgen Trittin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carlos Balendin came out of the goal and Jürgen Trittin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Şenel Zeval could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Carlos Balendin made a huge save. With a little luck, Seclantas AFC's Carlos Balendin got control of the ball when John Bratt tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Seclantas AFC's Eleuterio Matteo in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kattvik kings's goalie prevented a goal. Kattvik kings's Alvar Arvidsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by John-David Lee in the 27th minute of play. Long Zhan Quan kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Alvar Arvidsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eleuterio Matteo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ahmet Nasir Akoğlu hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. 34 minutes into the match, Kattvik kings's goal looked a bit too open when He Feng Zhou came free, but Alvar Arvidsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A nice corner shot did that He Feng Zhou got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Alvar Arvidsson quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Şenel Zeval's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Carlos Balendin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Ahmet Nasir Akoğlu kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. In the 42nd minute Eleuterio Matteo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvar Arvidsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd minute of the match Seclantas AFC got a corner. Kattvik kings's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. He Feng Zhou ran over to the corner to take the kick. Okan Buruk was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. A collision led to Kattvik kings getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Long Zhan Quan hit a great ball. When He Feng Zhou came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Seclantas AFC 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 He Feng Zhou couldn't finish the play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when John Bratt stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. John-David Lee in the 51stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Alvar Arvidsson, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eleuterio Matteo in the 51st minute of play forced Kattvik kings's goalkeeper Alvar Arvidsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Balendin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jürgen Trittin in the 56th minute of the match. John Bratt kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Alvar Arvidsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eleuterio Matteo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If John Bratt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carlos Balendin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jürgen Trittin in the 63rd minute of the match. John-David Lee could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Alvar Arvidsson made a huge save. Jürgen Trittin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Carlos Balendin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. After 68 played minutes Seclantas AFC got a freekick which was hit by Leonardo Oliverio. After 69 played minutes, Kattvik kings's Şenel Zeval shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Carlos Balendin came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Kattvik kings reached it. With a little luck, Kattvik kings's Alvar Arvidsson got control of the ball when John-David Lee tried to sneak it across the goal line. Carlos Balendin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John Bratt in the 78th minute of play. Carlos Balendin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jürgen Trittin, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Jürgen Trittin scored 1-2 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Carlos Balendin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Eleuterio Matteos short, quick shot in the 86thth minute got Alvar Arvidsson to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 88 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kattvik kings's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. He Feng Zhou was slow to take the kick. During this time Seclantas AFC's players had a chance to rest. Okan Buruk made a great header on Seclantas AFC's corner, it was just that Kattvik kings's Alvar Arvidsson managed to reach the ball for a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Okan Buruk in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alvar Arvidsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Eleuterio Matteo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 91stth minute tested the skills of Alvar Arvidsson when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Eleuterio Matteo struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Alvar Arvidsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Seclantas AFC. In the 95th minute, John Bratt made a precise shot to the right of Carlos Balendin. Seclantas AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.