World League

İSTANBUL İNÖNÜ STADI
Spectators: 8001 (Terracing: 6002, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) Göktürk Semin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafal Zagrobelny, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Romino in the 5th minute of play forced The White Star WK's goalkeeper Mariusz Kajdasz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, The White Star WK's Mariusz Kajdasz got control of the ball when Antonio Romino tried to sneak it across the goal line. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when AYYILDIZ's Fabiano Perdigão in the 19th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Mariusz Kajdasz was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for The White Star WK through an amazing save. In the 20th minute of the match AYYILDIZ got a corner. The White Star WK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Denis Răducan ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Seyfullah Acarbay heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Göktürk Semin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafal Zagrobelny, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute Leo Richie suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. AYYILDIZ's Göktürk Semin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafal Zagrobelny in the 31st minute of play. Göktürk Semin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Sierocki in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 33rd minute Rafal Zagrobelny shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Göktürk Semin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th minute, Eriberto Mantzio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The White Star WK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After a rather tough play, AYYILDIZ's Ege Tunçsoy got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Göktürk Semin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Sierocki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The White Star WK's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Edmund Kiszkiel in the 46th minute. After the first half The White Star WK were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Antonio Romino to strike the kick off in the second half. If Rafal Zagrobelny had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The White Star WK's Mariusz Kajdasz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonio Romino in the 57th minute of play. Göktürk Semin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Camilo Canor, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 66th minute, Robert-Jan Mac Donald hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Antonio Romino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabiano Perdigão in the 83rd minute of play forced The White Star WK's goalkeeper Mariusz Kajdasz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Göktürk Semin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafal Zagrobelny in the 88th minute of the match. The White Star WK's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.