World League

19mayıs kral Stadium
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Iustin Radovan kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Purcaresti CSS's goal looked a bit too open when Román Olmedo came free, but Cătălin Trică reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pavel Mazăre in the 9th minute of play forced AKTÜRK SPOR's goalkeeper Saltuk Erva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Iustin Radovan in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Saltuk Erva prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Iustin Radovan in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Saltuk Erva saved AKTÜRK SPOR from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Román Olmedo in the 15th minute of play forced Purcaresti CSS's goalkeeper Cătălin Trică to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Saltuk Erva didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nistor Anton went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Román Olmedo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cătălin Trică having to make a save. Purcaresti CSS's Cătălin Trică proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Purcaresti CSS from getting a goal against them. Cătălin Trică showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Román Olmedo in the 22nd minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, Román Olmedo notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Purcaresti CSS's Cătălin Trică. Cătălin Trică was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Purcaresti CSS's zone, Román Olmedo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cătălin Trică came out of the goal and Román Olmedo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 34th minute, Fabian Postelnicescu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 35th minute Iustin Radovan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saltuk Erva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nistor Anton in the 37th minute of play forced AKTÜRK SPOR's goalkeeper Saltuk Erva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 39 played minutes Purcaresti CSS got a freekick which was hit by Nistor Anton. AKTÜRK SPOR's Özkan İğdemir suffered a sore foot after 41 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 41 minutes into the game, David Zamfirescu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Purcaresti CSS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AKTÜRK SPOR the free kick. AKTÜRK SPOR's Muharrem Cenap was substituted for Özkan İğdemir. The supporters of AKTÜRK SPOR booed when Purcaresti CSS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. David Zamfirescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arif Cengiz Sökmensu struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Cătălin Trică didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AKTÜRK SPOR. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Román Olmedo to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nistor Anton got free with Saltuk Erva in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iustin Radovan in the 56th minute of play forced AKTÜRK SPOR's goalkeeper Saltuk Erva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nistor Anton could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Saltuk Erva made a huge save. If Ferdinand Arghiroiu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Muharrem Cenap received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Cătălin Trică tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 65 minutes into the match, Purcaresti CSS's Nistor Anton sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Saltuk Erva narrowly saved just below the crossbar. AKTÜRK SPOR's Saltuk Erva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pavel Mazăre in the 66th minute of play. Nistor Anton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Saltuk Erva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Purcaresti CSS's Cătălin Trică played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Román Olmedo in the 73rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Román Olmedo managed to get in a good position for a shot. AKTÜRK SPOR's supporters rose to their feet, but Román Olmedo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cătălin Trică breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 80th minute of the match, Iustin Radovan tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Saltuk Erva saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. AKTÜRK SPOR's Saltuk Erva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iustin Radovan in the 83rd minute of play. In the 89th match minute, AKTÜRK SPOR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabian Postelnicescu to maneuver through the defense. In the 90th minute, Fabian Postelnicescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 93rd match minute, Purcaresti CSS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Zamfirescu to maneuver through the defense. In the 94thth minute of the game Román Olmedo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Purcaresti CSS's Cătălin Trică was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Román Olmedo in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cătălin Trică prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Purcaresti CSS supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Purcaresti CSS would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.