World League

Peggy Arena
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Real Salsa F.C.'s Pantelis Kotoulas 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. In the 2nd minute Sancar Yağınalp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nodar Gol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Greger Fribäck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Andrýsek in the 6th minute of the match. After 7 played minutes Real Salsa F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Abidin Buminhan. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harald Viták in the 8th 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. Nodar Gol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tolga Hitit in the 9th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sancar Yağınalp in the 10th minute of play forced Czechia Hradec Králové's goalkeeper Nodar Gol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Real Salsa F.C. were awarded a corner in the 11th minute after Czechia Hradec Králové's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Osman Ali Okutan took the corner. The corner ended in Ximenes Oñatibia almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Czechia Hradec Králové's Nodar Gol did a great save. Nodar Gol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sancar Yağınalp in the 15th minute of play. Real Salsa F.C.'s Greger Fribäck proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Real Salsa F.C. from getting a goal against them. Nodar Gol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erhan Kerimhan in the 19th minute of the match. Real Salsa F.C.'s Greger Fribäck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomáš Jagoš in the 23rd minute of play. Nodar Gol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ximenes Oñatibia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30thth minute of the game Pantelis Kotoulas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Czechia Hradec Králové's Nodar Gol was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nodar Gol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pantelis Kotoulas in the 32nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Osman Ali Okutan in the 34th minute of play forced Czechia Hradec Králové's goalkeeper Nodar Gol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Greger Fribäck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Andrýsek in the 35th minute of the match. Czechia Hradec Králové were awarded a corner in the 37th minute after Real Salsa F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Přemek Tomanec took the corner. The corner led Czechia Hradec Králové's Přemek Tomanec to fire away a dangerous shot which Greger Fribäck despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. If Tomáš Jagoš had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sancar Yağınalp's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nodar Gol read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. After some careless play in the Czechia Hradec Králové defense, Pantelis Kotoulas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nodar Gol. The Czechia Hradec Králové fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nodar Gol should have stopped the shot. Abidin Buminhan took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nodar Gol. Nodar Gol dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3.

Real Salsa F.C.'s Davut Akadlı was substituted for Tolga Hitit. Real Salsa F.C. made a substitution. Natalio Txeru replaced Pantelis Kotoulas. After a defensive mix-up in Czechia Hradec Králové's zone, Osman Ali Okutan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nodar Gol came out of the goal and Osman Ali Okutan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nodar Gol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erhan Kerimhan in the 59th minute of play. With a little luck, Czechia Hradec Králové's Nodar Gol got control of the ball when Natalio Txeru tried to sneak it across the goal line. Greger Fribäck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harald Viták, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Czechia Hradec Králové's Tomáš Jagoš got a free kick in the 67th minute. After 71 minutes of play, Czechia Hradec Králové's Roman Andrýsek made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Greger Fribäck was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nodar Gol was a little too slow when Sancar Yağınalp got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 74th minute. The score was now 1-4. After a defensive mix-up in Real Salsa F.C.'s zone, Tomáš Jagoš stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Greger Fribäck came out of the goal and Tomáš Jagoš tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Czechia Hradec Králové's Nodar Gol got control of the ball when Ximenes Oñatibia tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Natalio Txeru got free with Nodar Gol in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Czechia Hradec Králové's Tomáš Jagoš got a free kick in the 83rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Natalio Txeru in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nodar Gol saved Czechia Hradec Králové from getting behind. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Salsa F.C.'s goalkeeper Greger Fribäck, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Natalio Txeru took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nodar Gol. Nodar Gol dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5. The audience thought a goal was coming when Natalio Txeru got free with Nodar Gol in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Czechia Hradec Králové's Nodar Gol proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Czechia Hradec Králové from getting a goal against them. The Real Salsa F.C. supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Real Salsa F.C. would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.