World League

255. Miroslav Klose
Spectators: 8465 (Terracing: 6350, Seating: 1946, VIP seats: 169) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gürsel Aksel kicked off to start the match. Nicasio Abad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Serkan Kocaman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Peter Blomkvist in the 18th 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. Franco Armani made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Peter Blomkvist sent off a good shot on target. Ahmet Demircioğlu's late challenge caught a Basmane Texas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ahmet Demircioğlu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 27th match minute, Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Demircioğlu to maneuver through the defense. In the 28th match minute, Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alonzo Gomesano to maneuver through the defense. Nicasio Abad 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 29th minute. In the 31st match minute, Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Peter Blomkvist to maneuver through the defense. Nicasio Abad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serkan Kocaman in the 37th minute of play. Franco Armani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Enekoitz in the 43rd minute of the match. Alonzo Gomesano hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. When Yao Yan Sen fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Basmane Texas's protests and gave Yao Yan Sen a yellow card for diving instead. After 47 played minutes Basmane Texas got a freekick which was hit by Yao Yan Sen. Yao Yan Sen kicked well hit freekick during the 49th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

After 54 played minutes Basmane Texas got a freekick which was hit by Tero Kokkonen. Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥ were awarded a corner in the 57th minute after Basmane Texas's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Kosmas Banasopoulos took the corner. Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s Kosmas Banasopoulos was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Franco Armani in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Basmane Texas's Franco Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cai Wei Xi in the 63rd minute of play. In the 68th match minute, Basmane Texas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erik Allikmäe to maneuver through the defense. Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s Lei Jian Xiong was substituted for Kosmas Banasopoulos. 71 minutes into the game, Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s Lei Jian Xiong nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Franco Armani made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cai Wei Xi in the 74th minute of play forced Basmane Texas's goalkeeper Franco Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cai Wei Xi in the 76th minute of play forced Basmane Texas's goalkeeper Franco Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franco Armani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cai Wei Xi in the 78th minute of play. Nicasio Abad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gürsel Aksel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 83rd minute Cai Wei Xi 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. Franco Armani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cai Wei Xi, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Basmane Texas made a substitution. Ignatios Ksiromeritis replaced Gürsel Aksel. Nicasio Abad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serkan Kocaman in the 96th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lei Jian Xiong in the 98th minute of play forced Basmane Texas's goalkeeper Franco Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥ had won after a very even match.