World League

TUNA FC STADYUMU
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Faruk Nafiz Tutuş took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Metalducks's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Faruk Nafiz Tutuş fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 5 minutes into the match, TunaFC's goal looked a bit too open when Cosimo Grifoni came free, but Sezgin Ulutaş reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th minute of the match, Faruk Nafiz Tutuş got a very nice opportunity to score, but Aleksander Engström was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 7 minutes Metalducks's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Oğuzalp Orkutay who took care of the corner kick. Morgan Kilberg blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sezgin Ulutaş having to make a save. TunaFC's Sezgin Ulutaş played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Morgan Kilberg in the 13th minute of play. Faruk Nafiz Tutuş in the 19thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Aleksander Engström, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a rather tough play, TunaFC's Enes Ural got a free kick in the 20th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Morgan Kilberg in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sezgin Ulutaş prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pavel Cheptene in the 24th minute of play forced Metalducks's goalkeeper Aleksander Engström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Çağdaş Zago's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 25thth minute, Aleksander Engström skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Çağdaş Zago 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 Aleksander Engström 25 minutes into the match. 29 minutes into the match, Metalducks's goal looked a bit too open when Oğuzalp Orkutay came free, but Aleksander Engström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cosimo Grifoni struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Sezgin Ulutaş didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Metalducks. Sezgin Ulutaş took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Morgan Kilberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Aleksander Engström managed to avoid a goal in the 34thth minute, when TunaFC's Faruk Nafiz Tutuş fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 36 minutes into the match, Faruk Nafiz Tutuş had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aleksander Engström. Metalducks's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Faruk Nafiz Tutuş was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Faruk Nafiz Tutuş's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Aleksander Engström firmly grabbed it by the left post. Tony Modig hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the TunaFC defense, Cosimo Grifoni kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sezgin Ulutaş. The TunaFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sezgin Ulutaş should have stopped the shot. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

In the 52nd minute Faruk Nafiz Tutuş shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aleksander Engström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ortzi Calzado struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Aleksander Engström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for TunaFC. Aleksander Engström came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by TunaFC's Faruk Nafiz Tutuş. But to his dismay, Faruk Nafiz Tutuş quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Faruk Nafiz Tutuş blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aleksander Engström having to make a save. Aleksander Engström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Faruk Nafiz Tutuş, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Metalducks defense, Enes Ural kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aleksander Engström. The Metalducks fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aleksander Engström should have stopped the shot. Metalducks's Aleksander Engström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Faruk Nafiz Tutuş in the 71st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Faruk Nafiz Tutuş in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aleksander Engström prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Aleksander Engström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ortzi Calzado in the 77th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faruk Nafiz Tutuş in the 78th minute of play forced Metalducks's goalkeeper Aleksander Engström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ortzi Calzado scored 5-1 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aleksander Engström, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Metalducks made a substitution. Greger Skröder replaced Morgan Kilberg. Sezgin Ulutaş showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cosimo Grifoni in the 86th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Metalducks's zone, Faruk Nafiz Tutuş stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aleksander Engström came out of the goal and Faruk Nafiz Tutuş tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. TunaFC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.