World League

ATATÜRK STADI
Spectators: 7779 (Terracing: 5835, Seating: 1789, VIP seats: 155) In the 2nd minute Edson Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Deivid De Souza got free with Geovanildo Silva in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Grêmio Prudente booed when AKÇEŞMESPOR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Almeida didn't get a good kick on the ball. Grêmio Prudente's Geovanildo Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leo Salomon in the 14th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Grêmio Prudente's Pedro Augusto Sena got a free kick in the 17th minute. 20 minutes into the match, AKÇEŞMESPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Edson Ribeiro came free, but Cláudio Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucrețiu Grigore in the 28th minute of play forced AKÇEŞMESPOR's goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cláudio Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucrețiu Grigore, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luan Negri charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luan Negri the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Grêmio Prudente's Luan Negri got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Meriç Özsen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Geovanildo Silva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 35th minute Lucrețiu Grigore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Grêmio Prudente's Geovanildo Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Meriç Özsen in the 41st minute of play. Gomesano Gatica sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lucrețiu Grigore stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Grêmio Prudente defense, Leo Salomon kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Geovanildo Silva. The Grêmio Prudente fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Geovanildo Silva should have stopped the shot. Geovanildo Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leo Salomon in the 57th minute of the match. When Lucrețiu Grigore came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Grêmio Prudente 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 Lucrețiu Grigore couldn't finish the play. With his leg Cláudio Taffarel managed to avoid a goal in the 67thth minute, when Grêmio Prudente's Edson Ribeiro fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 74 minutes into the match, AKÇEŞMESPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Lucrețiu Grigore came free, but Cláudio Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cláudio Taffarel made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Edson Ribeiro sent off a good shot on target. Cláudio Taffarel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andy Strömberg in the 94th minute. Geovanildo Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Meriç Özsen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AKÇEŞMESPOR were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Grêmio Prudente for a fine match.