World League

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Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Cristiano Hagi made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristiano Hagi in the 3rd minute of play forced Alvi Boton's goalkeeper Afonso Veloso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 6 minutes, Yiğit Özdoğru managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Galatasaray SK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yiğit Özdoğru was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 9th minute of the match Alvi Boton got a corner. Galatasaray SK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Apolo Alvarez ran over to the corner to take the kick. Afonso Veloso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristiano Hagi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alvi Boton's Afonso Veloso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Alvi Boton from getting a goal against them. If Eric Oltean had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 21 minutes of play, Alvi Boton's Alejandro Firmin made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Latif Al Fakir was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Galatasaray SK's goalkeeper Latif Al Fakir, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 26th minute, Enrique Henry hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ivan Cuervo kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. After 31 minutes, Cristiano Hagi made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Alvi Boton's Afonso Veloso tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Afonso Veloso made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Eric Oltean sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anders Målare got free with Afonso Veloso in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Galatasaray SK's Latif Al Fakir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santos Chinto in the 38th minute of play. 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.

When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Cristiano Hagi put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Afonso Veloso. If Enrique Henry had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Afonso Veloso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anders Målare in the 59th minute of play. In the 60th minute Anders Målare shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afonso Veloso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Santos Chinto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Latif Al Fakir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 65 minutes into the match, Alvi Boton's goal looked a bit too open when Cristiano Hagi came free, but Afonso Veloso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Santos Chintos short, quick shot in the 66thth minute got Latif Al Fakir to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When Galatasaray SK's Anders Målare in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alvi Boton's goalie prevented a goal. Galatasaray SK's Latif Al Fakir proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Galatasaray SK from getting a goal against them. Salvador Felipillo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Enrique Henry came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Alvi Boton 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 Enrique Henry couldn't finish the play. Alvi Boton's Afonso Veloso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Hagi in the 76th minute of play. Afonso Veloso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristiano Hagi in the 77th minute of the match. When Cristiano Hagi came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Galatasaray SK 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 Cristiano Hagi couldn't finish the play. 84 minutes into the match, Cristiano Hagi notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Alvi Boton's Afonso Veloso. Afonso Veloso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Afonso Veloso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksey Martynov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Afonso Veloso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleksey Martynov in the 89th minute of the match. In the 92nd minute Galatasaray SK were awarded a corner. Valeriy Chernetsov went to the cornerflag to take it. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Galatasaray SK fans cheered their team off the field, for while Alvi Boton had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.