World League

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Spectators: 7554 (Terracing: 5667, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ildefonso Piarres started the match with the kick off. F.C BEŞİKTAŞ's Stojmen Tujković played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cälal Elxanov in the 4th minute of play. In the 7th minute of the match Juventus Telford got a corner. F.C BEŞİKTAŞ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Stuart Bayne ran over to the corner to take the kick. 7 minutes into the game, Cälal Elxanov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Juventus Telford's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave F.C BEŞİKTAŞ the free kick. The supporters of F.C BEŞİKTAŞ booed when Juventus Telford was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cälal Elxanov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luizinho Paranaense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fryderyk Gajewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. When Juventus Telford's Ildefonso Piarres in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye F.C BEŞİKTAŞ's goalie prevented a goal. In the 15th minute Cälal Elxanov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stojmen Tujković saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stojmen Tujković showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wlodzimierz Zyskowski in the 21st minute of the match. In the 23rd minute, Güral Adanır hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stuart Bayne took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 23rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Stojmen Tujković. F.C BEŞİKTAŞ's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Stojmen Tujković made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cälal Elxanov in the 30th minute of play. Stojmen Tujković showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cälal Elxanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Luizinho Paranaense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bora Ersal, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. After 42 played minutes F.C BEŞİKTAŞ got a freekick which was hit by Ludomil Misiewicz. In the 44thth minute of the game Ildefonso Piarres who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but F.C BEŞİKTAŞ's Stojmen Tujković was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 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 players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rasmus Højlund stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Luizinho Paranaense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rasmus Højlund in the 55th minute of the match. 57 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when F.C BEŞİKTAŞ's Fryderyk Gajewski fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cälal Elxanov in the 59th minute of play forced F.C BEŞİKTAŞ's goalkeeper Stojmen Tujković to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 63 minutes into the match, F.C BEŞİKTAŞ's goalkeeper Stojmen Tujković had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ildefonso Piarres. Boruc Spychalski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. F.C BEŞİKTAŞ's defense didn't have a chance, in the 72nd minute, when Cälal Elxanov scored to the left of an out of position Stojmen Tujković, making the score, 0-1. Luizinho Paranaense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fryderyk Gajewski in the 84th minute of play. In the 92nd minute Wlodzimierz Zyskowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stojmen Tujković saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With 95 minutes on the clock, Kenneth Van Hoeijveldt commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The Juventus Telford supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Juventus Telford would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.