World League

Arena Melissa
Spectators: 7336 (Terracing: 5586, Seating: 1700, VIP seats: 50) Carlinhos Pinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gökalp Ateşoğlu in the 4th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Mauro Icardi put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Carlinhos Pinho. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauro Icardi in the 15th minute of play forced MelissaMel's goalkeeper Carlinhos Pinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the game, Ruud Krol was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MelissaMel the free kick. Ruud Krol kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Fisnik Fart showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augusto Valery in the 17th minute of the match. Carlinhos Pinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauro Icardi in the 19th minute of play. When Gökalp Ateşoğlu came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gökalp Ateşoğlu couldn't finish the play. Carlinhos Pinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauro Icardi in the 30th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gökalp Ateşoğlu in the 33rd minute of play forced MelissaMel's goalkeeper Carlinhos Pinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Augusto Valery hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. The TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™ fans' excitement grew in the 39th match minute when TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™'s Gökalp Ateşoğlu looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mauro Icardi in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Carlinhos Pinho prevented the ball from getting in the gole.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gökalp Ateşoğlu was the one to do the kick off. In the 50th minute, Veysel Alan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Savaş Başayoğlu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mauro Icardi did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-3 to the left of a surprised Carlinhos Pinho 57 minutes into the match. 68 minutes into the match, MelissaMel's goal looked a bit too open when Mauro Icardi came free, but Carlinhos Pinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st minute Mauro Icardi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlinhos Pinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carlinhos Pinho made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Gökalp Ateşoğlu sent off a good shot on target. In the 76th match minute, MelissaMel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emerson Chaves to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in MelissaMel's zone, Mauro Icardi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carlinhos Pinho came out of the goal and Mauro Icardi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 79th minute Mauro Icardi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlinhos Pinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th minute, Mauro Icardi 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. Carlinhos Pinho made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gökalp Ateşoğlu in the 89th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Mauro Icardi managed to get in a good position for a shot. TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™'s supporters rose to their feet, but Mauro Icardi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carlinhos Pinho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The MelissaMel fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™ were clearly better and deserved to take the win.