World League

ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎ ᗩᖇEᑎᗩ
Spectators: 7605 (Terracing: 5705, Seating: 1749, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dino Palmisano took the kick off in the first half of the match. ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ's attentive Baykal Gulabi managed to snatch the ball when Enzo Genta made a throw-in in the 4th minute of the game. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ's goalkeeper Güntekin Adılhan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 14th minute Dino Palmisano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Güntekin Adılhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, A.S. Ian Fenomeni's Cristiano Granata got control of the ball when Luís Cubilla tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 23 minutes of play, A.S. Ian Fenomeni's Rodrigue Léonard made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Güntekin Adılhan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luís Cubillas short, quick shot in the 26thth minute got Cristiano Granata to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With 33 minutes on the clock, Samir Uzhan commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After a rather tough play, ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ's Samir Uzhan got a free kick in the 34th minute. Güntekin Adılhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigue Léonard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Güntekin Adılhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edoardo Galeone in the 37th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dino Palmisano in the 40th minute of play forced ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ's goalkeeper Güntekin Adılhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ's Güntekin Adılhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigue Léonard in the 42nd minute of play. After having played for 44 minutes, Rodrigue Léonard managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. A.S. Ian Fenomeni's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rodrigue Léonard was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 45th minute, Ünsal Tezcan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 47th minute Dino Palmisano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Güntekin Adılhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half A.S. Ian Fenomeni were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luís Cubilla to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rodrigue Léonard got free with Güntekin Adılhan in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dino Palmisano in the 58th minute of play forced ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ's goalkeeper Güntekin Adılhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Güntekin Adılhan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dino Palmisano in the 61st minute. Rodrigue Léonards short, quick shot in the 65thth minute got Güntekin Adılhan to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Güntekin Adılhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigue Léonard in the 70th minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, Dino Palmisano dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Güntekin Adılhan, 0-2. Cristiano Granata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Cubilla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodrigue Léonard charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rodrigue Léonard the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to A.S. Ian Fenomeni getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Rodrigue Léonard hit a great ball. Cristiano Granata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Cubilla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Güntekin Adılhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dino Palmisano in the 82nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dino Palmisano in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Güntekin Adılhan saved ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ from getting behind. In the 84th minute Dino Palmisano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Güntekin Adılhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Güntekin Adılhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigue Léonard in the 86th minute of the match. Güntekin Adılhan was a little too slow when Gani Pamirhan got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 88th minute. The score was now 0-3. Güntekin Adılhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dino Palmisano in the 92nd minute of play. When Rodrigue Léonard got free in front of the goal in the 94th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Güntekin Adılhan was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. A.S. Ian Fenomeni played a much better game than ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ and deserved their victory. The ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.