World League

To The Moon Arena
Spectators: 7688 (Terracing: 5767, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Chihuahua StrikerS™'s Rogério Vidal 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. Emilian Martinez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Feridun Vefai, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. 11 minutes had been played when some careless play by Fidan SK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rogério Vidal was slow to take the kick. During this time Chihuahua StrikerS™'s players had a chance to rest. After 18 minutes, Feridun Vefai made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Chihuahua StrikerS™'s Emilian Martinez tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 20 minutes, Rauf Özalp managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fidan SK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rauf Özalp was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Yavuz Selimhan Yağız made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rogério Vidal in the 21st minute of play. After 22 played minutes Rogério Vidal rounded Fidan SK's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-1. Erlingur Haaland fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yavuz Selimhan Yağız having to interfere. Emilian Martinez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rauf Özalp's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. İskender Orcun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Emilian Martinez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alemdar Şahin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emilian Martinez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rauf Özalp, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. In the 39th minute Rauf Özalp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilian Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emilian Martinez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rauf Özalp's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. A collision led to Fidan SK getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Bedih Tuğalp hit a great ball. Emilian Martinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rauf Özalp in the 47th minute of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 48th minute of the game. One of Fidan SK:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Chihuahua StrikerS™:s goal. The goalkeeper, Yavuz Selimhan Yağız, was totally fooled by Chihuahua StrikerS™'s Rogério Vidal, who 51 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rauf Özalp stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rogério Vidal took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yavuz Selimhan Yağız. Yavuz Selimhan Yağız dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. When Ufuk Okutman fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fidan SK's protests and gave Ufuk Okutman a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Fidan SK's Ufuk Okutman got a free kick in the 61st minute. Yavuz Selimhan Yağız stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Avery Novak's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. If Rauf Özalp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 65thth minute of the game Alemdar Şahin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chihuahua StrikerS™'s Emilian Martinez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Yavuz Selimhan Yağız took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Avery Novak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 71 minutes into the match, Chihuahua StrikerS™'s goal looked a bit too open when İskender Orcun came free, but Emilian Martinez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rogério Vidal struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Yavuz Selimhan Yağız didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chihuahua StrikerS™. Chihuahua StrikerS™ made a substitution. Cláudio Lisboa replaced Erlingur Haaland. Gregorie Ceusters charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gregorie Ceusters the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gregorie Ceusters hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Fidan SK made a substitution. Zhou Yuan Ting replaced Rauf Özalp. The supporters of Fidan SK booed when Chihuahua StrikerS™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gregorie Ceusters didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yavuz Selimhan Yağız showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Avery Novak in the 86th minute of the match. Emilian Martinez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from İskender Orcun, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. 88 minutes into the game, Zhou Yuan Ting lined in a short shot 3-4 behind a frustrated Emilian Martinez. Fidan SK's Yavuz Selimhan Yağız played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cláudio Lisboa in the 93rd minute of play. After 96 played minutes Chihuahua StrikerS™ got a freekick which was hit by Cláudio Lisboa. When Zhou Yuan Ting came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Fidan SK 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 Zhou Yuan Ting couldn't finish the play. Yavuz Selimhan Yağız showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cai Xiang Bin, who was totally free with the ball in the 100th minute.