World League

Ciudad de Batán
Spectators: 7691 (Terracing: 5769, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Qian Yun Ting started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristo Serapio in the 3rd minute of play forced BATMAN SK's goalkeeper Dida Gentenaar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ni Le Zheng didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Christian Dominic went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 14th minute Qian Yun Ting shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ni Le Zheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dida Gentenaar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Konrad Wielkopolski in the 15th minute of the match. In the 16th minute, José Carlos da Silveira made a precise shot to the right of Dida Gentenaar. BATMAN SK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. A collision led to AC Batán getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Cristo Serapio hit a great ball. 22 minutes into the match, BATMAN SK's goalkeeper Dida Gentenaar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristo Serapio. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cemalettin Cevahir during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ni Le Zheng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Hamza Duyar in the 26th minute of the match. Dida Gentenaar was a little too slow when Konrad Wielkopolski got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 27th minute. The score was now 2-1. Acácio Nogueira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qian Yun Ting in the 37th minute of play forced AC Batán's goalkeeper Ni Le Zheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Hamza Duyar in the 38th minute of play forced AC Batán's goalkeeper Ni Le Zheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Acácio Nogueira was the one to do the kick off. Acácio Nogueira blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dida Gentenaar having to make a save. After a rather tough play, BATMAN SK's Baturay İlter got a free kick in the 58th minute. In the 59th minute Ali Hamza Duyar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ni Le Zheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, AC Batán's goal looked a bit too open when Baturay İlter came free, but Ni Le Zheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AC Batán's Ni Le Zheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baturay İlter in the 62nd minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, BATMAN SK's Ali Hamza Duyar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ni Le Zheng narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 65th minute, Enzo-Nicolás Perez 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. Dida Gentenaar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enzo-Nicolás Perez in the 65th minute of the match. AC Batán's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gong Feng in the 66th minute. After taking down the ball on AC Batán's corner Gong Feng fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dida Gentenaar quite easily take care of the ball. Christian Dominic could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Ni Le Zheng made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lautaro Martinez during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. AC Batán made a substitution. Cristoforo Di Ruscio replaced José Carlos da Silveira. AC Batán made a substitution. Cido Cardozo replaced Acácio Nogueira. Lautaro Martinez hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Ni Le Zheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Hamza Duyar in the 90th minute of play. In the 91st match minute, BATMAN SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mădălin Braica to maneuver through the defense. Many of BATMAN SK's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. BATMAN SK may have spent more time on the ball, but AC Batán were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.