World League

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Spectators: 7432 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 94) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sidney Dunn kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the game, LOTUS's Balaban Yürük nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dale Nelson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 13th minute Sidney Dunn shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evren Serkut saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Wes Wills had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Evren Serkut. LOTUS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wes Wills was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 25th minute, Sidney Dunn ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Evren Serkut was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Jon Newman kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. A collision led to LOTUS getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Fadıl Ruçhan hit a great ball. Abdulkerim Kaçan charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abdulkerim Kaçan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, LOTUS's Abdulkerim Kaçan got a free kick in the 41st minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Baykan Yağıztekin was the one to do the kick off. Evren Serkut showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brendon Crouch, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. After 59 played minutes LOTUS got a freekick which was hit by Mustafa Oğuz Bicanoğlu. In the 60th minute, Sidney Dunn made a precise shot to the right of Evren Serkut. LOTUS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baykan Yağıztekin in the 66th minute of play forced AFC Wimbledon Wombles's goalkeeper Dale Nelson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of AFC Wimbledon Wombles booed when LOTUS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mehmet Akif Yağın didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 68th minute, Mustafa Namık Haymanalı hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 70th minute Daryl Fairs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evren Serkut saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 71 minutes into the game, AFC Wimbledon Wombles's Jon Newman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Evren Serkut made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. 74 minutes into the match, Sidney Dunn had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Evren Serkut. LOTUS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sidney Dunn was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Evren Serkut showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brendon Crouch, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. The supporters of AFC Wimbledon Wombles booed when LOTUS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mustafa Namık Haymanalı didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87th minute, Jon Newman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Evren Serkut was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-1. Jeremy Groves kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. AFC Wimbledon Wombles fully deserved thier win.