World League

Eskişehir Atatürk
Spectators: 7460 (Terracing: 5596, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Renan Rossi started the match with the kick off. Lenny Schaerlaekens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geri Zekai in the 8th minute of the match. 12 minutes into the match, Mustafa Hamit Saye notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Eskişehirspor's Lenny Schaerlaekens. Lenny Schaerlaekens was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 18th minute Ahmet Necdet Yunus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lenny Schaerlaekens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lenny Schaerlaekens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmet Necdet Yunus, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Lenny Schaerlaekens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mustafa Hamit Saye, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Eskişehirspor defense, Ahmet Necdet Yunus kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lenny Schaerlaekens. The Eskişehirspor fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lenny Schaerlaekens should have stopped the shot. CİCERO's Geri Zekai got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lenny Schaerlaekens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mustafa Hamit Saye in the 28th minute of play. After 31 minutes of play, Eskişehirspor's Renan Rossi made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ennio Orsini was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 36th minute, Ahmet Necdet Yunus got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Lenny Schaerlaekens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geri Zekai in the 37th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, CİCERO's Mustafa Hamit Saye sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lenny Schaerlaekens narrowly saved just below the crossbar. CİCERO's Burç Taycan managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Gencer Akbey in the 41 minute of the game. In the 44th minute, Aydemir Tuğaltay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eskişehirspor's Lenny Schaerlaekens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mustafa Hamit Saye in the 46th minute of play. After 47 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Eskişehirspor! Lenny Schaerlaekens had in the 48thth minute some difficulties stopping Ahmet Necdet Yunus's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

54 minutes into the game, Hüseyin Rahmi Hayırlı cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Ennio Orsini was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mustafa Hamit Saye could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Lenny Schaerlaekens made a huge save. In the 59th minute CİCERO were awarded a corner. Serter Haymanalı went to the cornerflag to take it. Serter Haymanalı made a great header on CİCERO's corner, it was just that Eskişehirspor's Lenny Schaerlaekens managed to reach the ball for a save. If Hüseyin Rahmi Hayırlı had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tacettin Turay charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tacettin Turay the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 72nd match minute, Eskişehirspor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tacettin Turay to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Eskişehirspor getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Renan Rossi hit a great ball. Lenny Schaerlaekens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mustafa Hamit Saye, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When İbrahim Ethem Tanacan fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Eskişehirspor's protests and gave İbrahim Ethem Tanacan a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 82nd minute of the game. One of Eskişehirspor:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of CİCERO:s goal. Lenny Schaerlaekens had in the 84thth minute some difficulties stopping Taner Tuğkan's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 2-5 came in the 84th minute when Taner Tuğkan all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Lenny Schaerlaekens. Gencer Akbey got a throw-in 87 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Renan Rossi. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched CİCERO eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.