World League

HULKAS ARENA
Spectators: 7845 (Terracing: 5885, Seating: 1804, VIP seats: 156) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Roger Flor made the kick off which started today's match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Stelian Mestecăneanu during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Stelian Mestecăneanu hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the PicksBattle.com defense, Engin Akbatu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of David Ferran. The PicksBattle.com fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that David Ferran should have stopped the shot. In the 15th minute, Engin Akbatu reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of David Ferran. The goal made the score 2-0. Thanks to some nice moves Engin Akbatu could shoot a difficult shot in the 18th minute, which David Ferran however easily saved by the left post. 22 minutes into the match, Engin Akbatu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of David Ferran. PicksBattle.com's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Engin Akbatu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Ke Qi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dimitris Kalofolias in the 26th minute of play. Hıncal Yeğiner hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Engin Akbatu got free with David Ferran in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 32nd minute, Dimitris Kalofolias ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ke Qi was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Ke Qi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roger Flor in the 36th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in PicksBattle.com's zone, Engin Akbatu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. David Ferran came out of the goal and Engin Akbatu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ke Qi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gao Yong Zhen, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Stelian Mestecăneanu hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Engin Akbatu in the 52nd minute of play forced PicksBattle.com's goalkeeper David Ferran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. David Ferran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Engin Akbatu in the 54th minute of play. Ke Qi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dimitris Kalofolias in the 55th minute of play. Engin Akbatu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but David Ferran read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. In the 58th minute Engin Akbatu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Ferran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Martin Tudoran hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. In the 61st minute, Pontus Granlund sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and PicksBattle.com's David Ferran didn't even have to move. Dimitris Kalofolias's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ke Qi firmly grabbed it by the left post. Engin Akbatu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but David Ferran read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Engin Akbatu in the 73rd minute of play forced PicksBattle.com's goalkeeper David Ferran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martin Tudoran kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. A collision led to PicksBattle.com getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Martin Tudoran hit a great ball. David Ferran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oğuz Cetin in the 81st minute of the match. When - HULKAS -'s Oğuz Cetin in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye PicksBattle.com's goalie prevented a goal. 87 minutes into the match, - HULKAS -'s goal looked a bit too open when Gao Yong Zhen came free, but Ke Qi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 88 played minutes - HULKAS - got a freekick which was hit by Hıncal Yeğiner. In the 94th minute Oğuz Cetin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Ferran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimitris Kalofolias in the 96th minute of play forced - HULKAS -'s goalkeeper Ke Qi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The - HULKAS - support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.