World League

La Fortaleza
Spectators: 7462 (Terracing: 5597, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Christos Triantafyllou took the kick off in the first half of the match. 2 minutes into the game, Fehmi Torum was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LOTUS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Granate the free kick. With a little luck, LOTUS's Evren Serkut got control of the ball when Luisito Estevon tried to sneak it across the goal line. Evren Serkut made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Amador Luzea sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, LOTUS's Evren Serkut got control of the ball when Luisito Estevon tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 19th play minutes Amador Luzea shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Evren Serkut and just under the crossbar into goal. 26 minutes into the match, LOTUS's goal looked a bit too open when Amador Luzea came free, but Evren Serkut reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, LOTUS's goal looked a bit too open when Amador Luzea came free, but Evren Serkut reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Evren Serkut was a little too slow when Luisito Estevon got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 29th minute. The score was now 2-0. With a little luck, LOTUS's Evren Serkut got control of the ball when Luisito Estevon tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 34th minute, Fadıl Ruçhan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Granate's Luisito Estevon slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Evren Serkut. That made the score 3-0 after 36 minutes of play. Granate made a substitution. Eriberto Olando replaced Syaiful Abidin. In the 40th match minute, LOTUS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baykan Yağıztekin to maneuver through the defense. In the 41st minute, Leukothoe Sakelaris made a precise shot to the right of Evren Serkut. LOTUS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. LOTUS's Evren Serkut proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save LOTUS from getting a goal against them. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

62 minutes into the game, Granate's Luisito Estevon 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, 6-0. Robert Kirby took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Evren Serkut. Evren Serkut dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-0. In the 74th minute, Celso Turi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Granate's Jonathan Palmquist proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Granate from getting a goal against them. Evren Serkut showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amador Luzea in the 78th minute of the match. In the 80th minute, Luisito Estevon left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Granate fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-0. Evren Serkut made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enzo Hermon in the 91st minute of play. LOTUS's Evren Serkut played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luisito Estevon in the 92nd minute of play. Evren Serkut showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Kirby in the 93rd 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. Granate fully deserved thier win.