World League

Okudo Sports Center
Spectators: 7344 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Orlin Buhlev got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harun Gökyüzü in the 6th minute of play forced Ground Control's goalkeeper Jérémie Millier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Harun Gökyüzü scored 1-0 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jérémie Millier, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ground Control's Jérémie Millier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgardo Gombal in the 9th minute of play. Igor Guiho made in the 19th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Nankatsu SC's Edgardo Gombal. 23 minutes into the match, Ground Control's goal looked a bit too open when Harun Gökyüzü came free, but Jérémie Millier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 24th minute, Batiste Lassalle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jérémie Millier made an important save on a dangerous shot by Orlin Buhlev in the 25th minute. Felix Laget charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Felix Laget the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 30 played minutes Ground Control got a freekick which was hit by Felix Laget. In the 33rdth minute of the game Orlin Buhlev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ground Control's Jérémie Millier was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Orlin Buhlev took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jérémie Millier. Jérémie Millier dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. A throw-in in the 42nd minute of the game was made by Alper Evcimen with Orlin Buhlev as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After 44 minutes, Amine Philibert mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ground Control and the Nankatsu SC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Nankatsu SC booed when Ground Control was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amine Philibert didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 46thth minute of the game Orlin Buhlev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ground Control's Jérémie Millier was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Orlin Buhlev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jérémie Millier having to interfere. 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 wind increased when Amine Philibert made the kick off in the second half. Amine Philibert kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Jérémie Millier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orlin Buhlev in the 54th minute of the match. In the 55th minute, Felix Laget hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jérémie Millier came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by Nankatsu SC's Orlin Buhlev. But to his dismay, Orlin Buhlev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. After a defensive mix-up in Nankatsu SC's zone, Amine Philibert stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arlindo Silva came out of the goal and Amine Philibert tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 60th match minute, Ground Control was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Laget to maneuver through the defense. Arlindo Silva made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Amine Philibert sent off a good shot on target. In the 69th minute, Orlin Buhlev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jérémie Millier was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. The throw-in from Igor Guiho in the 74th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Nankatsu SC's Edgardo Gombal. The supporters of Nankatsu SC booed when Ground Control was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pascal Trefzer didn't get a good kick on the ball. 76 minutes into the game, Orlin Buhlev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Jérémie Millier was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nankatsu SC made a substitution. Aykutalp User replaced Alper Evcimen. After 92 minutes of play Ground Control's Amine Philibert was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Amine Philibert hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Anton Karakevych recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Nankatsu SC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Ground Control had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.