World League

4 Eylül Sivas Arena
Spectators: 7686 (Terracing: 5765, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eilif Rosholm took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 7th minute, Montevideo's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Abidin Camcı fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Sezai Doğan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Natanael de Godoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Fc Kangal™SİVAS 89's Sezai Doğan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laerte Lucas in the 17th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Fc Kangal™SİVAS 89's Ronaldo Medeiros threw himself towards the right post 18 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Abidin Camcı, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 20thth minute of the game Laerte Lucas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fc Kangal™SİVAS 89's Sezai Doğan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A nice corner shot did that Mário Maranhense got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Sezai Doğan quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Sezai Doğan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Passos in the 25th minute of play. Ronaldo Medeiros was out of position in the 29 minute of play, and Abidin Camcı capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Abidin Camcı really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. In the 34th minute Eilif Rosholm shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldo Medeiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ronaldo Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abidin Camcı in the 36th minute of play. Ronaldo Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eilif Rosholm, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 39th minute of the match Fc Kangal™SİVAS 89 got a corner. Montevideo's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hasan Hüseyin Niyazi ran over to the corner to take the kick. 41 minutes into the match, Montevideo's goal looked a bit too open when Eilif Rosholm came free, but Ronaldo Medeiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Montevideo's Christian Passos in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Fc Kangal™SİVAS 89's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eilif Rosholm got free with Ronaldo Medeiros in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 46 minutes into the game, Laerte Lucas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Montevideo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fc Kangal™SİVAS 89 the free kick. In the 46th match minute, Montevideo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laerte Lucas to maneuver through the defense. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Ronaldo Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eilif Rosholm, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Montevideo's Ronaldo Medeiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eilif Rosholm in the 55th minute of play. With a little luck, Fc Kangal™SİVAS 89's Sezai Doğan got control of the ball when Christian Passos tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 59th match minute, Montevideo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luisito Antequera to maneuver through the defense. Montevideo's Christian Passos pulled a muscle in his leg after 64 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hıdır Akdoğan during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 65 played minutes Fc Kangal™SİVAS 89 got a freekick which was hit by Hıdır Akdoğan. Ronaldo Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eilif Rosholm in the 68th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldão Toscano in the 71st minute of play forced Fc Kangal™SİVAS 89's goalkeeper Sezai Doğan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sezai Doğan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ronaldão Toscano in the 77th minute. If Eilif Rosholm had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bogdan Blănaru during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 81st match minute, Montevideo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bogdan Blănaru to maneuver through the defense. Ronaldo Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eilif Rosholm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute Fc Kangal™SİVAS 89 were awarded a corner. Hasan Hüseyin Niyazi went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Mehmet Emrah Arpacıoğlu managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Ronaldo Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eilif Rosholm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ronaldo Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eilif Rosholm in the 91st minute of play. If Abidin Camcı had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.