World League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Sporting de Gijón's Matias Bilintx 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. When Sporting de Gijón's Matias Bilintx in the 2nd minute got a chance for a shot 2nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye istanbulls's goalie prevented a goal. 3 minutes into the match, Sporting de Gijón's Matias Bilintx sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Göksel Canfeda narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Matias Bilintxs short, quick shot in the 6thth minute got Göksel Canfeda to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. If Saturnino Curcio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Matias Bilintx got free with Göksel Canfeda in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Matias Bilintx could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Göksel Canfeda made a huge save. Diego Maradonas short, quick shot in the 18thth minute got Göksel Canfeda to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. İsmail Doğa kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. A hard shot by Eustacio Loiola from long distance, 21 minutes into the match, got Göksel Canfeda's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Óscar Cordoba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zeng Chong Kang in the 23rd minute of the match. Göksel Canfeda stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Matias Bilintx's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. Göksel Canfeda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matias Bilintx in the 28th minute of the match. Matias Bilintx took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Göksel Canfeda. Göksel Canfeda dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Sporting de Gijón's Óscar Cordoba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alp Enginalp in the 35th minute of play. After 36 minutes Sporting de Gijón's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was İsmail Doğa who took care of the corner kick. istanbulls's İsmail Doğa was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Óscar Cordoba in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Saturnino Curcio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Göksel Canfeda made a huge save. Sporting de Gijón's Matias Bilintx got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Saturnino Curcio got free with Göksel Canfeda in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Göksel Canfeda made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Saturnino Curcio sent off a good shot on target.

The wind increased when Luís Senna made the kick off in the second half. Alp Enginalp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Óscar Cordoba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zeng Chong Kang's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Óscar Cordoba firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zeng Chong Kang in the 57th minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Óscar Cordoba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 59th match minute, istanbulls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alp Enginalp to maneuver through the defense. Alp Enginalp hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Göksel Canfeda stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Matias Bilintx's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matias Bilintx in the 66th minute of play forced istanbulls's goalkeeper Göksel Canfeda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zeng Chong Kang came free with the goalkeeper in the 71st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Óscar Cordoba could save by the left post. When Sporting de Gijón's Matias Bilintx in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye istanbulls's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Matias Bilintx's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Göksel Canfeda was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. Saturnino Curcio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matias Bilintx in the 82nd minute of play forced istanbulls's goalkeeper Göksel Canfeda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Venancio Emesto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 85thth minute of the game Matias Bilintx who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but istanbulls's Göksel Canfeda was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Göksel Canfeda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matias Bilintx in the 89th minute of play. Matias Bilintx succeeded in the game's 90th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-0. Venancio Emesto kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Zeng Chong Kang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Óscar Cordoba having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Sporting de Gijón fans cheered their team off the field, for while istanbulls had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.