World League

Estadio da Luz
Spectators: 7746 (Terracing: 5811, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jean Britton took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd match minute, ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Necip Uysal to maneuver through the defense. In the 4th match minute, ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Osman Ali Alpsoy to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Barış Birsoy from long distance, 5 minutes into the match, got Celalettin Uzel's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 10 minutes into the match, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goal looked a bit too open when Hagen Stößlein came free, but Herb Good reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hagen Stößlein kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Collin Grimm kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Barış Birsoy's late challenge caught a ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Barış Birsoy helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Sport Lisboa e Benfica getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Barış Birsoy hit a great ball. In the 34th minute, Sam McCain hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Celalettin Uzel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jean Britton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Celalettin Uzel made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Jean Britton sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jean Britton got free with Celalettin Uzel in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Hagen Stößlein had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Herb Good made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hagen Stößlein in the 47th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hagen Stößlein was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Rainier Steiner got a free kick in the 51st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hagen Stößlein in the 53rd minute of play forced Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goalkeeper Herb Good to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yasin Yasin kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Sam McCain got a free kick in the 58th minute. Celalettin Uzel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jean Britton in the 60th minute of the match. In the 60th minute Jean Britton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Celalettin Uzel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hagen Stößlein struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Herb Good didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆. ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆'s Neymar Lewandowski was substituted for Hagen Stößlein. In the 68th minute Neymar Lewandowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Herb Good saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's defense didn't have a chance, in the 68th minute, when Neymar Lewandowski scored to the left of an out of position Herb Good, making the score, 1-1. The audience was convinced that Jean Britton's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Celalettin Uzel was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rıfkı Erdönmez in the 74th minute of play forced Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goalkeeper Herb Good to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Herb Good didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆'s Neymar Lewandowski shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Herb Good made an important save on a dangerous shot by Neymar Lewandowski in the 84th minute. Herb Good showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rıfkı Erdönmez, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Herb Good played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Neymar Lewandowski in the 90th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goal looked a bit too open when Neymar Lewandowski came free, but Herb Good reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Neymar Lewandowski succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-4 in the 92nd playminute.