World League

Olímpico de Santiago
Spectators: 7509 (Terracing: 5632, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mark Sæbø got the match started through his kick off. Acun Tandan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zuberoa Mesia in the 6th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Club Deportivo Santiago's Zuri Espinosa got a free kick in the 9th minute. Yeşilköyspor's Acun Tandan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Montiel in the 19th minute of play. Santino Mora made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mark Sæbø in the 21st minute of play. Acun Tandan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evelio Terres in the 25th minute of play. In the 26th minute, Kemalettin Taykut 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. If Mark Sæbø had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 33 minutes into the match, Yeşilköyspor's Mark Sæbø sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Santino Mora narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 35thth minute of the game Arturo Montiel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Yeşilköyspor's Acun Tandan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Santino Mora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mark Sæbø, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Santino Mora made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mark Sæbø in the 40th minute of play. Kemalettin Taykut fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santino Mora having to interfere. Mark Sæbø took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Santino Mora. Santino Mora dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arturo Montiel made a kick off. A collision led to Club Deportivo Santiago getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Evelio Terres hit a great ball. If Arturo Montiel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 56 minutes into the match, Kemalettin Taykut had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Santino Mora. Club Deportivo Santiago's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kemalettin Taykut was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. Mark Sæbø received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Santino Mora tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Kemalettin Taykut came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Yeşilköyspor 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 Kemalettin Taykut couldn't finish the play. Luo Ke Xiang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santino Mora having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Kemalettin Taykut kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Santino Mora. That made the score 0-7 in the 74 minute of play. If Mark Sæbø had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mark Sæbø could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Santino Mora made a huge save. Yeşilköyspor played a much better game than Club Deportivo Santiago and deserved their victory. The Club Deportivo Santiago players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.