World League

Black Star Stadium
Spectators: 8022 (Terracing: 6018, Seating: 1845, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Emanuel Mateescu started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute Nikos Vourlis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hipólito Taveira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™'s zone, Kang Yuan Liang stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hipólito Taveira came out of the goal and Kang Yuan Liang tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tore-Andre Flo in the 12th minute of play forced Carrossel Caipira's goalkeeper Han Xiao Ting to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Han Xiao Ting didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tore-Andre Flo went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™'s Hipólito Taveira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tamás Szentesi in the 20th minute of play. Hipólito Taveira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tamás Szentesi in the 20th minute of the match. Han Xiao Ting made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Mateescu in the 24th minute of play. Han Xiao Ting made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Mateescu in the 25th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tore-Andre Flo in the 25th minute of play forced Carrossel Caipira's goalkeeper Han Xiao Ting to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hipólito Taveira made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Tamás Szentesi sent off a good shot on target. In the 27th minute, Carrossel Caipira's Tamás Szentesi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Han Xiao Ting showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from İldeniz Turatekin, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. When the match clock showed 30 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Emanuel Mateescu sped through Carrossel Caipira's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Han Xiao Ting. Nikos Vourlis came free with the goalkeeper in the 35th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Hipólito Taveira could save by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Mateescu in the 36th minute of play forced Carrossel Caipira's goalkeeper Han Xiao Ting to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Carrossel Caipira players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™ were winning 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vidas Lokas was the one to do the kick off. Han Xiao Ting took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tore-Andre Flo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Han Xiao Ting made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when İldeniz Turatekin sent off a good shot on target. In the 53rd minute of the match, Tore-Andre Flo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Han Xiao Ting saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Han Xiao Ting came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™'s İldeniz Turatekin. But to his dismay, İldeniz Turatekin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Carrossel Caipira's Vítor Hugo got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 60th minute, Natalio Martino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nikos Vourlis struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Hipólito Taveira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Carrossel Caipira. Han Xiao Ting made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pat Lloret in the 65th minute. 66 minutes into the match, Carrossel Caipira's goal looked a bit too open when İldeniz Turatekin came free, but Han Xiao Ting reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 1-4 became the score in the 67th minute when Emanuel Mateescu elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Carrossel Caipira's Samuel Lago was substituted for Joko Kustiana. İldeniz Turatekin came free with the goalkeeper in the 70th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Han Xiao Ting could save by the left post. 74 minutes into the game, Carrossel Caipira's Kang Yuan Liang nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hipólito Taveira made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4. 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™'s Fatih Kabakchi was substituted for Emanuel Mateescu. 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™'s Sadettin Reha was substituted for İldeniz Turatekin. Han Xiao Ting made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fatih Kabakchi in the 79th minute. Han Xiao Ting showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdurrahim Perviz, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Han Xiao Ting made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sadettin Reha in the 85th minute. 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pat Lloret in the 86th minute. 90 minutes into the game, Nikos Vourlis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-4. Hipólito Taveira was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Han Xiao Ting made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdurrahim Perviz in the 94th minute of play. 95 minutes into the match, Carrossel Caipira's goalkeeper Han Xiao Ting had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sadettin Reha. The 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.