World League

ATATÜRK STADI
Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Meriç Özsen made the kick off which started today's match. Qin Ting Peng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tahir Pınarbaşı in the 2nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in AKÇEŞMESPOR's zone, Glauco Ribeiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cláudio Taffarel came out of the goal and Glauco Ribeiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. AKÇEŞMESPOR's Cláudio Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kurt Holmgren in the 8th minute of play. Cláudio Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Glauco Ribeiro in the 13th minute of the match. AKÇEŞMESPOR's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Berto Monta in the 18th minute. The audience was convinced that Deivid De Souza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Qin Ting Peng was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. When the match clock showed 21 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Deivid De Souza sped through Stockholm IF's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Qin Ting Peng. 24 minutes into the match, Stockholm IF's goalkeeper Qin Ting Peng had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Deivid De Souza. A collision led to AKÇEŞMESPOR getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Berto Monta hit a great ball. In the 28th minute Karl-Oskar Aleberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Qin Ting Peng made an important save on a dangerous shot by Deivid De Souza in the 29th minute. Stockholm IF's Qin Ting Peng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tahir Pınarbaşı in the 30th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Meriç Özsen got free with Qin Ting Peng in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 37 minutes, Glauco Ribeiro made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. AKÇEŞMESPOR's Cláudio Taffarel tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Qin Ting Peng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Meriç Özsen, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Meriç Özsen in the 46th minute of play forced Stockholm IF's goalkeeper Qin Ting Peng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kristoffer Bjurström was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, AKÇEŞMESPOR's Daniel Almeida got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Deivid De Souza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Wiktor Jansson fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Stockholm IF's protests and gave Wiktor Jansson a yellow card for diving instead. After 58 played minutes Stockholm IF got a freekick which was hit by Wiktor Jansson. Berto Monta took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 59th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Qin Ting Peng. Stockholm IF's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 62 minutes, Cláudio Taffarel successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. AKÇEŞMESPOR's Cláudio Taffarel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save AKÇEŞMESPOR from getting a goal against them. 65 minutes into the match, AKÇEŞMESPOR's goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kristoffer Bjurström. When AKÇEŞMESPOR's Meriç Özsen in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Stockholm IF's goalie prevented a goal. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind AKÇEŞMESPOR's goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Qin Ting Peng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Deivid De Souza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Qin Ting Peng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Deivid De Souza in the 76th minute of the match. AKÇEŞMESPOR's defense didn't have a chance, in the 83rd minute, when Kurt Holmgren scored to the left of an out of position Cláudio Taffarel, making the score, 1-2. During the 89th minute of the match Wiktor Jansson completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Wiktor Jansson a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 91st minute of the match Aydın Yetik sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Qin Ting Peng skillfully saved the ball. 92 minutes into the match, Stockholm IF's goal looked a bit too open when Mehmet Hakkı Suhan came free, but Qin Ting Peng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, AKÇEŞMESPOR's Cláudio Taffarel got control of the ball when Kristoffer Bjurström tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Stockholm IF had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.