World League

Tserna-Reka-V55
Spectators: 7784 (Terracing: 5839, Seating: 1790, VIP seats: 155) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Olcay Bozkurt took the kick off in the first half of the match. Vinícius Junior could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Alexander Van Houdtvinck made a huge save. 11 minutes into the game, RO Army V55's Vinícius Junior nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alexander Van Houdtvinck made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Alexander Van Houdtvinck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olcay Bozkurt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vinícius Junior could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Alexander Van Houdtvinck made a huge save. Alexandros Iordanidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alessio Borrelli in the 25th minute of the match. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by RO Army V55's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Yin Hong Fan was slow to take the kick. During this time Quebracho FC's players had a chance to rest. A throw-in in the 29th minute of the game was made by Donnie Echols with Olcay Bozkurt as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Olcay Bozkurt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Alexander Van Houdtvinck made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Alessio Borrelli's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alexandros Iordanidis was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. In the 45th match minute, Quebracho FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isidoro Pacifico to maneuver through the defense.

Alessio Borrelli might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alexandros Iordanidis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alessio Borrelli ran back to his position shaking his head. Quebracho FC's Alexander Van Houdtvinck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vinícius Junior in the 56th minute of play. In the 61st minute Olcay Bozkurt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Van Houdtvinck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alexander Van Houdtvinck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olcay Bozkurt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to RO Army V55 getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Olcay Bozkurt hit a great ball. RO Army V55's Edgardo Ugutz was substituted for Olcay Bozkurt. Quebracho FC's Nereo Florian was substituted for Wouter De Brouwer. Olcay Bozkurt hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, He Yi Yuan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Quebracho FC's supporters rose to their feet, but He Yi Yuan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alexandros Iordanidis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 81st minute, Quebracho FC's Nicanor Flores ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Alexandros Iordanidis. Alexandros Iordanidis yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. Alexander Van Houdtvinck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vinícius Junior, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Alexander Van Houdtvinck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgardo Ugutz in the 90th minute of the match. Chants of Quebracho FC echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as RO Army V55 had held the ball for most of the match.