World League

El Nido
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eddy Worrall took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Guter Tobia got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 7 minutes into the match, Aves Negras's goal looked a bit too open when Manole Udroiu came free, but Marcial Bakar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcial Bakar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eddy Worrall in the 9th minute of play. Cafer Demirsah was out of position in the 13 minute of play, and Guter Tobia capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Guter Tobia really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Cafer Demirsah didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Guter Tobia went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Marcial Bakar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manole Udroiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Manole Udroiu scored 2-1 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcial Bakar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Josep Miquelarena in the 28th minute of play forced Aves Negras's goalkeeper Marcial Bakar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Guter Tobia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 30th minute Josep Miquelarena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcial Bakar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Guter Tobia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cafer Demirsah read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Aves Negras's Guter Tobia got a free kick in the 46th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Aves Negras's Marcial Bakar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Aves Negras from getting a goal against them. After 55 minutes Aves Negras's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Americo Dalmau who took care of the corner kick. SAFRANBOLU ⚜️'s Americo Dalmau was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Marcial Bakar in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Cafer Demirsah took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guter Tobia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in SAFRANBOLU ⚜️'s zone, Cao Chen Yu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cafer Demirsah came out of the goal and Cao Chen Yu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 61st minute, Tamer Yalçıner ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cafer Demirsah was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. SAFRANBOLU ⚜️'s Cafer Demirsah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tamer Yalçıner in the 65th minute of play. In the 66th minute, Guter Tobia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Aves Negras fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. In the 71st match minute, Aves Negras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enrique Perico to maneuver through the defense. In the 73rd match minute, Aves Negras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enrique Perico to maneuver through the defense. In the 73rd minute of the match Americo Dalmau shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marcial Bakar showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Cafer Demirsah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tamer Yalçıner, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. SAFRANBOLU ⚜️'s Cafer Demirsah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Efrain Artal in the 84th minute of play. Tamer Yalçıner fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cafer Demirsah having to interfere. 93 minutes into the match, Aves Negras's goal looked a bit too open when Eddy Worrall came free, but Marcial Bakar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aves Negras's Marten Descamps managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Ahmet Emir Nuri in the 96 minute of the game. Aves Negras's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.