World League

Falcon Arena
Spectators: 7677 (Terracing: 5758, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dionisio Panpili started the match with the kick off. Ivo Tropchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yin Yang in the 3rd minute of play. A collision led to Marlin FC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Giovanni Rana hit a great ball. Juan Carlos Alvarez was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Özgür Onur. 13 minutes into the match, Marlin FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alfonso Mejias came free, but Juan Carlos Alvarez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the last second Juan Carlos Alvarez throw himself and got hold of the ball when Alfonso Mejias in the 13thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. 15 minutes into the match, TR - UYANIŞ KIZILELMA -'s goal looked a bit too open when Aybek Orcun came free, but Ivo Tropchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 15 played minutes TR - UYANIŞ KIZILELMA - got a freekick which was hit by Johnny Van Havent. Ivo Tropchev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yin Yang, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Ivo Tropchev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yin Yang, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. After some careless play in the TR - UYANIŞ KIZILELMA - defense, Dionisio Panpili kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ivo Tropchev. The TR - UYANIŞ KIZILELMA - fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ivo Tropchev should have stopped the shot. Cemal Barkan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Juan Carlos Alvarez made a huge save. Ivo Tropchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teobaldo Cilio in the 30th minute of the match. Fabiano Damião hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Giovanni Rana took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 33rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ivo Tropchev. TR - UYANIŞ KIZILELMA -'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ivo Tropchev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dionisio Panpili, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ivo Tropchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teobaldo Cilio in the 36th minute of play. Aybek Orcun struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Ivo Tropchev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Marlin FC. In the 43rd minute, Aybek Orcun left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Marlin FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alfonso Mejias to make the kick off. Juan Carlos Alvarez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Johnny Van Havent, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. If Dionisio Panpili had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 59th match minute, TR - UYANIŞ KIZILELMA - was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Şakir Soyuer to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yin Yang in the 60th minute of play forced TR - UYANIŞ KIZILELMA -'s goalkeeper Ivo Tropchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ivo Tropchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yin Yang in the 63rd minute of play. With a little luck, TR - UYANIŞ KIZILELMA -'s Ivo Tropchev got control of the ball when Dionisio Panpili tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Yin Yang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 70 minutes into the game, Alfonso Mejias cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Juan Carlos Alvarez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ivo Tropchev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teobaldo Cilio, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. 81 minutes into the match, TR - UYANIŞ KIZILELMA -'s goalkeeper Ivo Tropchev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Teobaldo Cilio. 83 minutes into the game, Aybek Orcun cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Ivo Tropchev was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Özgür Onur hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. In the 86th minute of the match Giovanni Rana shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ivo Tropchev showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Marlin FC's Yin Yang got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the final whistle sounded Marlin FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than TR - UYANIŞ KIZILELMA -.