World League

CITY OF 1STANBUL
Spectators: 7733 (Terracing: 5801, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Robin Hultstrand kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ive Volckaerts in the 7th minute of play forced 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's goalkeeper Farid Mondragon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Syd Cullen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Levan Dost, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11th minute, Levan Dost 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. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Farid Mondragon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ive Volckaerts in the 12th minute of play. Levan Dost sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Levan Dost in the 18th minute of play forced Real Death Ducks's goalkeeper Syd Cullen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes into the match, Real Death Ducks's goal looked a bit too open when Levan Dost came free, but Syd Cullen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Farid Mondragon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ive Volckaerts in the 29th minute of play. Farid Mondragon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ive Volckaerts in the 29th minute of play. Farid Mondragon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from D.J. Smith, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Real Death Ducks's D.J. Smith in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's goalie prevented a goal. Marcelo Txindoki's late challenge caught a 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marcelo Txindoki helped the player get up and apologised. Marcelo Txindoki kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 35 minutes, Syd Cullen successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augustin Cârstea in the 43rd minute of play forced 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's goalkeeper Farid Mondragon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Levan Dost stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ive Volckaerts who took care of the corner kick. After having played for 54 minutes, Leonides Xacintu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leonides Xacintu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Wen Feng Shi kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. After 59 minutes of play, 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Levan Dost made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Syd Cullen was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 63rd minute, Wen Feng Shi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Augustin Cârstea could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Farid Mondragon made a huge save. Robin Hultstrand sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Marcelo Txindoki made in the 75th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Wen Feng Shi. Farid Mondragon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from D.J. Smith, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Farid Mondragon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ive Volckaerts in the 80th minute. In the 81st minute, Ive Volckaerts hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Ferhan Saik was substituted for Cihangir Türkol. After 83 played minutes Real Death Ducks got a freekick which was hit by Ive Volckaerts. Farid Mondragon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from D.J. Smith in the 85th minute of the match. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Ahmet Ozan Batıkan managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Marcelo Txindoki in the 87 minute of the game. In the 88th minute Ferhan Saik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Syd Cullen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 88th minute Ferhan Saik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Syd Cullen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Levan Dost fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Syd Cullen having to interfere. When Levan Dost came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB 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 Levan Dost couldn't finish the play. Leonides Xacintu scored 2-1 in the 96th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Syd Cullen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.