World League

Marcio Arena
Spectators: 7623 (Terracing: 5718, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pantelis Kotoulas started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Godfredo Cordera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Greger Fribäck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Greger Fribäck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carroll Gentenaar in the 7th minute of play. Pantelis Kotoulas did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Nataniel de la Rosa 12 minutes into the match. Nataniel de la Rosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sancar Yağınalp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sancar Yağınalp in the 16th minute of play forced TotoRACING's goalkeeper Nataniel de la Rosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nataniel de la Rosa made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Pantelis Kotoulas sent off a good shot on target. In the 21st match minute, Real Salsa F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by La Škarpa to maneuver through the defense. 24 minutes into the match, TotoRACING's goal looked a bit too open when Pantelis Kotoulas came free, but Nataniel de la Rosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Greger Fribäck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carroll Gentenaar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. TotoRACING's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Herminio Etxahun in the 27th minute. Pantelis Kotoulas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Nataniel de la Rosa made a huge save. In the 42nd minute Pantelis Kotoulas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nataniel de la Rosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Pantelis Kotoulas came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Real Salsa F.C. 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 Pantelis Kotoulas couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carroll Gentenaar in the 45th minute of play forced Real Salsa F.C.'s goalkeeper Greger Fribäck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After taking down the ball on TotoRACING's corner Herminio Etxahun fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Greger Fribäck quite easily take care of the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Real Salsa F.C.'s Natalio Txeru was substituted for Pantelis Kotoulas. Real Salsa F.C.'s Davut Akadlı was substituted for Tolga Hitit. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Carroll Gentenaar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Nataniel de la Rosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sancar Yağınalp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sancar Yağınalp in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nataniel de la Rosa saved TotoRACING from getting behind. The Real Salsa F.C. fans' excitement grew in the 58th match minute when Real Salsa F.C.'s Natalio Txeru 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 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Natalio Txeru in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nataniel de la Rosa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 68th minute, Natalio Txeru made a precise shot to the right of Nataniel de la Rosa. TotoRACING's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. The audience was convinced that Natalio Txeru's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nataniel de la Rosa was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Nataniel de la Rosa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Natalio Txeru's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. After 79 played minutes TotoRACING got a freekick which was hit by Honorato Benvido. Osman Ali Okutan shot a long shot in the 79th minute and a light blocked Nataniel de la Rosa hadn't a chance when the ball went into goal on his right side. It was 4-0. Nataniel de la Rosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Natalio Txeru in the 84th minute of the match. 86 minutes into the game, Real Salsa F.C.'s Natalio Txeru nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nataniel de la Rosa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. Nataniel de la Rosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Natalio Txeru, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. When the match had gone on for 95 minutes, Sancar Yağınalp put it in 6-0 from a short distance just to the right of Nataniel de la Rosa. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Real Salsa F.C. fully deserved thier win.