World League

Moisty Moire
Spectators: 7674 (Terracing: 5756, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Luke Puig made the kick off which started today's match. Flamenco United's Ye Zheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmondo Melani in the 6th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bircan Serdar in the 9th minute of play forced Seferihisar İdman Gücü's goalkeeper Bedrettin Münir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by Seferihisar İdman Gücü's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Camillo Mercuri was slow to take the kick. During this time Flamenco United's players had a chance to rest. In the 13th minute Jurgen Turpin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bedrettin Münir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rick Grimes hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Bedrettin Münir made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Gwidon Cichocki sent off a good shot on target. Ye Zheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmondo Melani, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. After having played for 23 minutes, Hjalmar Dahlbom managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Seferihisar İdman Gücü's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hjalmar Dahlbom was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bircan Serdar got free with Bedrettin Münir in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 31 minutes into the match, Costel Răducanu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Bedrettin Münir, 1-0. Ye Zheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luke Puig, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ye Zheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hjalmar Dahlbom, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. A collision led to Seferihisar İdman Gücü getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Ceandro Belalcaraz hit a great ball. Bedrettin Münir came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by Flamenco United's Bircan Serdar. But to his dismay, Bircan Serdar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. In the 44th minute Gwidon Cichocki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bedrettin Münir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 46 minutes into the match, Flamenco United's goal looked a bit too open when Edmondo Melani came free, but Ye Zheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zafer Özçelik during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 65 played minutes Seferihisar İdman Gücü got a freekick which was hit by Hjalmar Dahlbom. In the 66th minute, Jurgen Turpin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Flamenco United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ceandro Belalcaraz in the 75th minute of play forced Flamenco United's goalkeeper Ye Zheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute, Luke Puig reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ye Zheng. The goal made the score 3-1. Seferihisar İdman Gücü made a substitution. Gencer Benlioğlu replaced Zafer Özçelik. Seferihisar İdman Gücü's Bedrettin Münir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yanick Schautens in the 81st minute of play. If Jurgen Turpin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84th minute, Cheng Gang Wen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rick Grimes got free with Ye Zheng in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 87th minute Bircan Serdar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bedrettin Münir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Camillo Mercuri came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Flamenco United 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 Camillo Mercuri couldn't finish the play. 93 minutes into the match, Flamenco United's goalkeeper Ye Zheng had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luke Puig. Flamenco United's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.