World League

Topaltı Arena
Spectators: 8431 (Terracing: 6324, Seating: 1939, VIP seats: 168) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gürsel Aksel started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Basmane Texas's goal looked a bit too open when Lisandro Iraunkor came free, but Franco Armani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th minute, Gürsel Aksel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zbigniew Glapiak was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gürsel Aksel in the 8th minute of play forced Mafia Koniaka's goalkeeper Zbigniew Glapiak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Basmane Texas booed when Mafia Koniaka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Di Yan Yue didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tero Kokkonen kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Gürsel Aksel could shoot a difficult shot in the 20th minute, which Zbigniew Glapiak however easily saved by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gürsel Aksel got free with Zbigniew Glapiak in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 26th match minute, Basmane Texas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Serkan Kocaman to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lisandro Iraunkor in the 32nd minute of play forced Basmane Texas's goalkeeper Franco Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Serkan Kocaman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Zbigniew Glapiak made a huge save. Gürsel Aksel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Zbigniew Glapiak made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Gürsel Aksel sent off a good shot on target. Franco Armani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radomil Dudkowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Mafia Koniaka booed when Basmane Texas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Serkan Kocaman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lisandro Iraunkor scored 3-1 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Franco Armani, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lisandro Iraunkor to strike the kick off in the second half. Basmane Texas's Franco Armani proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Basmane Texas from getting a goal against them. Zbigniew Glapiak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gürsel Aksel, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Lisandro Iraunkor could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Franco Armani made a huge save. Franco Armani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lisandro Iraunkor in the 57th minute of play. Franco Armani made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dobromir Prokowski in the 61st minute. In the 68th minute Lisandro Iraunkor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Armani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lisandro Iraunkor in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Franco Armani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match clock showed 68 minutes, the score became 3-2 when Lisandro Iraunkor sped through Basmane Texas's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Franco Armani. Mafia Koniaka's Przemyslaw Gierasik was substituted for Lisandro Iraunkor. Mafia Koniaka's Zbigniew Glapiak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gürsel Aksel in the 72nd minute of play. In the 74th minute Gürsel Aksel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zbigniew Glapiak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gürsel Aksel in the 75th minute of play forced Mafia Koniaka's goalkeeper Zbigniew Glapiak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Basmane Texas's Gürsel Aksel in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mafia Koniaka's goalie prevented a goal. Basmane Texas's defense didn't have a chance, in the 87th minute, when Przemyslaw Gierasik scored to the left of an out of position Franco Armani, making the score, 3-3. After 92 played minutes Mafia Koniaka got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Hajduk. If Ulvi Gencal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ulvi Gencal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zbigniew Glapiak read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. 95 minutes into the match, Ignatios Ksiromeritis notched a goal, 4-3, to the right of Mafia Koniaka's Zbigniew Glapiak. Zbigniew Glapiak was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Basmane Texas's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.