World League

EAGLE ARENA
Spectators: 7498 (Terracing: 5624, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Patric Bierhoff made the kick off which started today's match. When Arsenio Erico came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the Sportivo Constitución 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 Arsenio Erico couldn't finish the play. In the 6thth minute of the game Faustino Dimo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but istanbulls's Göksel Canfeda was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Göksel Canfeda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raul Moise in the 10th minute of the match. Göksel Canfeda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Norberto Theodore, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Sportivo Constitución's Raul Moise in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye istanbulls's goalie prevented a goal. In the 16th minute Raul Moise shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Göksel Canfeda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, Sportivo Constitución's Raul Moise sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Göksel Canfeda narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Göksel Canfeda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raul Moise in the 23rd minute of the match. Berkay Şahiner hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Göksel Canfeda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norberto Theodore, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 32nd minute, Latif Şakir hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in istanbulls's zone, Norberto Theodore stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Göksel Canfeda came out of the goal and Norberto Theodore tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to istanbulls getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Zeng Chong Kang hit a great ball. After 40 played minutes istanbulls got a freekick which was hit by Ertan İdrisoğlu. Göksel Canfeda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norberto Theodore in the 41st minute of the match. 41 minutes into the game, Berkay Şahiner was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. istanbulls's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sportivo Constitución the free kick. A collision led to istanbulls getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Berkay Şahiner hit a great ball. Göksel Canfeda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raul Moise in the 44th minute of the match. Arsenio Erico recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Raul Moise stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. istanbulls were awarded a corner in the 52th minute after Sportivo Constitución's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Zeng Chong Kang took the corner. Göksel Canfeda made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Norberto Theodore sent off a good shot on target. 59 minutes into the match, istanbulls's goalkeeper Göksel Canfeda had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raul Moise. Arsenio Erico had several of the istanbulls's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 66 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-1 score and a disappointed Göksel Canfeda as he didn't even see the shot coming. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arsenio Erico in the 68th minute of play forced istanbulls's goalkeeper Göksel Canfeda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute, Ertan İdrisoğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Göksel Canfeda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Norberto Theodore in the 70th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raul Moise in the 74th minute of play forced istanbulls's goalkeeper Göksel Canfeda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Göksel Canfeda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norberto Theodore, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Göksel Canfeda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Faustino Dimo in the 78th minute of play. 79 minutes into the match, istanbulls's goal looked a bit too open when Raul Moise came free, but Göksel Canfeda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sportivo Constitución made a substitution. Godofredo Eduino replaced Raul Moise. Sportivo Constitución's Apolo Aguirre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alp Enginalp in the 88th minute of play. Berkay Şahiner's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Apolo Aguirre read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. Göksel Canfeda made an important save on a dangerous shot by Godofredo Eduino in the 92nd minute. Göksel Canfeda made an important save on a dangerous shot by Norberto Theodore in the 95th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Sportivo Constitución walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.