World League

MACONHA
Spectators: 7665 (Terracing: 5750, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) Cisco Birlik FC's Ömer Demirci 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. Cisco Birlik FC's Frank Matanov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Cisco Birlik FC from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Cisco Birlik FC's Frank Matanov got control of the ball when Loukianos Livas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ponte do Carro's André Carmo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ömer Demirci in the 8th minute of play. André Carmo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xelo Trilla in the 10th minute of the match. With a little luck, Cisco Birlik FC's Frank Matanov got control of the ball when Palmiro Leite tried to sneak it across the goal line. Frank Matanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simão Boaventura in the 13th minute of play. In the 15th minute Atabey Budaklı shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Carmo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Veysel Koçarslan in the 19th minute of play forced Ponte do Carro's goalkeeper André Carmo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cisco Birlik FC's Frank Matanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Loukianos Livas in the 21st minute of play. Mansur İzzet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. André Carmo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Veysel Koçarslan in the 33rd minute of the match. Ponte do Carro's André Carmo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Veysel Koçarslan in the 33rd minute of play. André Carmo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Veysel Koçarslan in the 35th minute of play. André Carmo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ömer Demirci, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. When Cisco Birlik FC's Ömer Demirci in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ponte do Carro's goalie prevented a goal. 42 minutes into the match, Cisco Birlik FC's goalkeeper Frank Matanov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alcino Jesus. The supporters of Cisco Birlik FC booed when Ponte do Carro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Palmiro Leite didn't get a good kick on the ball. André Carmo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ömer Demirci in the 46th minute of the match. In the 47th minute Loukianos Livas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frank Matanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Loukianos Livas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute, Veysel Koçarslan reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of André Carmo. The goal made the score 2-1. Ömer Demirci's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but André Carmo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. Frank Matanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Loukianos Livas in the 62nd minute of the match. Ömer Demirci could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but André Carmo made a huge save. Frank Matanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Loukianos Livas in the 64th minute of play. Ömer Demirci could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but André Carmo made a huge save. Cisco Birlik FC's Frank Matanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Loukianos Livas in the 69th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 72 minutes, André Carmo successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Palmiro Leite sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cisco Birlik FC's Gruyo Kochunski was substituted for Xelo Trilla. Cisco Birlik FC's Su Wei Hai was substituted for Yao Ting Fan. Cisco Birlik FC made a substitution. Mirza Togan replaced Ömer Demirci. Ponte do Carro made a substitution. Tiago Cortez replaced Alcino Jesus. Manuel Carvalhal hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Ponte do Carro's André Carmo got control of the ball when Jelmer Pander tried to sneak it across the goal line. André Carmo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mirza Togan in the 80th minute of play. In the 81st minute, Uğur Erçelik hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Frank Matanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Loukianos Livas in the 86th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Mirza Togan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but André Carmo was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Ponte do Carro's André Carmo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mirza Togan in the 94th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Cisco Birlik FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Ponte do Carro.