World League

Kleanthis Vikelidis
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Aris Salonicco FC's Adriano Michelini started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Özkan Özinan was out of position in the 3 minute of play, and Adriano Michelini capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Adriano Michelini really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. A throw-in in the 7th minute of the game was made by Marius Ichimescu with Bernardo De Sisti as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 9 minutes into the match, Aris Salonicco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Göktuğ Tuğkun came free, but Biagio Polo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Biagio Polo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Göktuğ Tuğkun, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Aris Salonicco FC's goalkeeper Biagio Polo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some careless play in the Aris Salonicco FC defense, Göktuğ Tuğkun kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Biagio Polo. The Aris Salonicco FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Biagio Polo should have stopped the shot. ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s Özkan Özinan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franco Lombardi in the 18th minute of play. Franco Lombardi spun around in front of the goal 18 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s goal. Biagio Polo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Göktuğ Tuğkun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marius Ichimescu hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Aris Salonicco FC's attentive Biagio Polo managed to snatch the ball when Luís Nani made a throw-in in the 31st minute of the game. Biagio Polo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Göktuğ Tuğkun, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Biagio Polo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Octavian Valerian in the 40th minute of the match. Göktuğ Tuğkun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Biagio Polo having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆ made a substitution. Sérgio Ramos replaced Bayram Çağili. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Göktuğ Tuğkun stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Biagio Polo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Göktuğ Tuğkun in the 56th minute of the match. Özkan Özinan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferdinando Cacciatore in the 58th minute of play. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Aris Salonicco FC's goalkeeper Biagio Polo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 63 minutes Aris Salonicco FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Luís Nani who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s corner Luís Nani fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Biagio Polo quite easily take care of the ball. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Aris Salonicco FC's goalkeeper Biagio Polo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 66 minutes into the match, Aris Salonicco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Göktuğ Tuğkun came free, but Biagio Polo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s Luís Nani got a free kick in the 67th minute. In the 69th minute Felice Di Ruscio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Özkan Özinan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, Aris Salonicco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Göktuğ Tuğkun came free, but Biagio Polo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Göktuğ Tuğkun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Through an outstanding action, after 74 minutes, Biagio Polo successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Özkan Özinan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo De Sisti, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Biagio Polo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Göktuğ Tuğkun, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. In the 78th minute, Aris Salonicco FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Octavian Valerian fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 83 minutes into the match, Aris Salonicco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hızır Açıkgün came free, but Biagio Polo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Octavian Valerian could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Biagio Polo made a huge save. 90 minutes into the match, Aris Salonicco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hızır Açıkgün came free, but Biagio Polo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hızır Açıkgün blasted a shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Biagio Polo having to make a save. Biagio Polo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hızır Açıkgün, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆ eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.