World League

El Templo Tiki
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) Atilla Bumin Hızlan started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, Defensores del Tiki Tiki's Damian Laurentzi got a free kick in the 19th minute. Gianluigi Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Dubiel in the 20th minute of play. Sergey Nikiforenko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Alfons Glad made a huge save. After 25 minutes Segmon IF's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jesús Martín who took care of the corner kick. Alfons Glad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jesús Martín in the 27th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Atilla Bumin Hızlan in the 28th minute of play forced Segmon IF's goalkeeper Alfons Glad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jesús Martín could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Alfons Glad made a huge save. Alfons Glad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergey Nikiforenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 38th minute, Atilla Bumin Hızlan made a precise shot to the right of Alfons Glad. Segmon IF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 41st minute Atilla Bumin Hızlan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfons Glad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nico Otamendi kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. 46 minutes into the match, Segmon IF's Joseph Österlund broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Leif Löfdahl to strike the kick off in the second half. Gianluigi Buffon made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Leif Löfdahl sent off a good shot on target. 53 minutes into the match, Defensores del Tiki Tiki's Sergey Nikiforenko sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alfons Glad narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alfons Glad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergey Nikiforenko in the 55th minute of play. Defensores del Tiki Tiki's Gianluigi Buffon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Defensores del Tiki Tiki from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars-Erik Lidström in the 58th minute of play forced Defensores del Tiki Tiki's goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gianluigi Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars-Erik Lidström in the 61st minute of play. Alfons Glad stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Atilla Bumin Hızlan's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. In the 72nd minute Atilla Bumin Hızlan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfons Glad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, Segmon IF's goal looked a bit too open when Atilla Bumin Hızlan came free, but Alfons Glad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th minute Sergey Nikiforenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfons Glad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leif Löfdahl could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Gianluigi Buffon made a huge save. 86 minutes into the game, Atilla Bumin Hızlan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Alfons Glad was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Defensores del Tiki Tiki made a substitution. Laureano Gaskon replaced Jesús Martín. Segmon IF's Alfons Glad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laureano Gaskon in the 94th minute of play. Alfons Glad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernát Szuper in the 95th minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Defensores del Tiki Tiki had played much better football throughout.