World League

Am Sportzentrum
Spectators: 7647 (Terracing: 5737, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) Alex Mansilha started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fedele Scirea in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paul Heyckendorf prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Paul Heyckendorf took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fedele Scirea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. CLUB ROSE GARDEN's Fedele Scirea got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Naci Şehzat stood somewhat misplaced when Alex Mansilha came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 18 minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fedele Scirea in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paul Heyckendorf saved Academica Pulheim from getting behind. 23 minutes into the match, CLUB ROSE GARDEN's Fedele Scirea sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Paul Heyckendorf narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Simon Beuke made in the 26th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by CLUB ROSE GARDEN's Şener Kazan. Paul Heyckendorf showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fedele Scirea in the 26th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fedele Scirea in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paul Heyckendorf prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 29th match minute, Academica Pulheim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Mansilha to maneuver through the defense. Naci Şehzat made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kurt Ahrem in the 32nd minute. Naci Şehzat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kurt Ahrem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the match, CLUB ROSE GARDEN's goal looked a bit too open when Gary Lineker came free, but Naci Şehzat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to CLUB ROSE GARDEN getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. İzzettin Akıncıbeyoğlu hit a great ball. Lutz Golke fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Naci Şehzat having to interfere. In the 45th minute Alex Mansilha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Naci Şehzat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

CLUB ROSE GARDEN's Nazmi Gündem was substituted for Ali Kuscu. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fedele Scirea stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Paul Heyckendorf made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Sungur Demirtuğ sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alex Mansilha in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Naci Şehzat saved CLUB ROSE GARDEN from getting behind. CLUB ROSE GARDEN's Naci Şehzat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kurt Ahrem in the 64th minute of play. Naci Şehzat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kurt Ahrem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Fedele Scirea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Academica Pulheim's Maxime Vrints was substituted for Lutz Golke. Academica Pulheim's Roberto Seppmann was substituted for Reinhard Baum. In the 72nd match minute, Academica Pulheim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ole Pankok to maneuver through the defense. Naci Şehzat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maxime Vrints in the 76th minute of play. CLUB ROSE GARDEN's Naci Şehzat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gary Lineker in the 81st minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, Zbigniew Setara notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of CLUB ROSE GARDEN's Naci Şehzat. Naci Şehzat was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Academica Pulheim's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alex Mansilha in the 87th minute. After taking down the ball on Academica Pulheim's corner Alex Mansilha fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Naci Şehzat quite easily take care of the ball. After 93 played minutes, Academica Pulheim's Alex Mansilha shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Naci Şehzat came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Academica Pulheim reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maxime Vrints in the 95th minute of play forced CLUB ROSE GARDEN's goalkeeper Naci Şehzat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th match minute, CLUB ROSE GARDEN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sungur Demirtuğ to maneuver through the defense. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Academica Pulheim had played much better football throughout.