World League

AnTePiA ARENA
Spectators: 7721 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) FC AnTePiA™'s Lembit Pentus started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A throw-in in the 4th minute of the game was made by Amador Acha with Cihangir Kerimhan as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Aşık Tunçdağ stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nicolas Anelka's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. Aşık Tunçdağ showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Hasan Yergin in the 7th minute of the match. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by KAYIHANSPOR's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ata Çavuş was slow to take the kick. During this time FC AnTePiA™'s players had a chance to rest. The corner led to FC AnTePiA™'s Arjen Robben getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. FC AnTePiA™'s Aşık Tunçdağ played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zekai Atay in the 11th minute of play. Lembit Pentus's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nikolai Vejtsbøl read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. Lembit Pentus succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 17th playminute. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Lembit Pentus managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC AnTePiA™'s supporters rose to their feet, but Lembit Pentus was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nikolai Vejtsbøl breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The throw-in from Amador Acha in the 22nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by FC AnTePiA™'s Arjen Robben. With a little luck, KAYIHANSPOR's Nikolai Vejtsbøl got control of the ball when Lembit Pentus tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Hasan Yergin in the 25th minute of play forced FC AnTePiA™'s goalkeeper Aşık Tunçdağ to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lembit Pentus's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nikolai Vejtsbøl read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. Lembit Pentus might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nikolai Vejtsbøl. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lembit Pentus ran back to his position shaking his head. Nikolai Vejtsbøl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lembit Pentus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lembit Pentus could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Nikolai Vejtsbøl made a huge save. FC AnTePiA™'s Aşık Tunçdağ played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guillermo Cuarto in the 36th minute of play. Aşık Tunçdağ made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cihangir Kerimhan in the 38th minute of play. When KAYIHANSPOR's Nicolas Anelka in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC AnTePiA™'s goalie prevented a goal. Nikolai Vejtsbøl made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lembit Pentus in the 42nd minute. Nikolai Vejtsbøl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lembit Pentus in the 44th minute of the match. KAYIHANSPOR's Şerif Akmeşe was substituted for Zekai Atay.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nicolas Anelka was the one to do the kick off. Nikolai Vejtsbøl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Önder Cebi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aşık Tunçdağ made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cihangir Kerimhan in the 57th minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, FC AnTePiA™'s goalkeeper Aşık Tunçdağ had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nicolas Anelka. 59 minutes into the match, FC AnTePiA™'s Önder Cebi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nikolai Vejtsbøl narrowly saved just below the crossbar. FC AnTePiA™'s Aşık Tunçdağ played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cihangir Kerimhan in the 62nd minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, KAYIHANSPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Arjen Robben came free, but Nikolai Vejtsbøl reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC AnTePiA™'s Yasin Vahdet was substituted for Ata Çavuş. Nikolai Vejtsbøl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Önder Cebi in the 84th minute of the match. When KAYIHANSPOR's Nicolas Anelka in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC AnTePiA™'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 90th minute, Yasin Vahdet made a precise shot to the right of Nikolai Vejtsbøl. KAYIHANSPOR's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. FC AnTePiA™'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 94th minute, when Cihangir Kerimhan scored to the left of an out of position Aşık Tunçdağ, making the score, 2-1. Rafael Zaldua charged in rather forcefully in the 97th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rafael Zaldua the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When Besik Taş came up free with the goalie in the 98th minute, the FC AnTePiA™ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Besik Taş couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FC AnTePiA™ had won after a very even match.