World League

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Spectators: 7692 (Terracing: 5770, 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. Benedicto Bihar started the match with the kick off. Wambalamba FC's Cris Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benedicto Bihar in the 5th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Juarês Donato had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Batıkan Muhsin. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Juarês Donato was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Benedicto Bihar might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cris Courtois. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Benedicto Bihar ran back to his position shaking his head. Through an outstanding action, after 27 minutes, Cris Courtois successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Batıkan Muhsin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robin Steckamp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Batıkan Muhsin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Carlos Vianna in the 34th minute of play. Batıkan Muhsin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Carlos Vianna, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. After some careless play in the Wambalamba FC defense, Benedicto Bihar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cris Courtois. The Wambalamba FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cris Courtois should have stopped the shot. João Carlos Vianna kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Robin Steckamp made the kick off in the second half. Benedicto Bihar took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cris Courtois. Cris Courtois dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. In the 69th minute of the match Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC got a corner. Wambalamba FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Seçkin Öksüzoğlu ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Benedicto Bihar heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Wambalamba FC's Cris Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benedicto Bihar in the 76th minute of play. Brian Finnman's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Batıkan Muhsin firmly grabbed it by the left post. Wambalamba FC's Cris Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Seçkin Öksüzoğlu in the 83rd minute of play. When Mustafa İzzet Hazer came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mustafa İzzet Hazer couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benedicto Bihar in the 92nd minute of play forced Wambalamba FC's goalkeeper Cris Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benedicto Bihar in the 96th minute of play forced Wambalamba FC's goalkeeper Cris Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC had won after a very even match.