World League

FC MANLE ARENA
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Nuno de Andrade made the kick off and thus started the match. Nuno de Andrade struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Nusrettin Uzay didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Noroeste Paulista. Tansel Birsoy hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. 6 minutes into the match, Ronaldo Maradona had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nusrettin Uzay. FC MANLE's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ronaldo Maradona was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Hamit Aynacıoğlu came free with the goalkeeper in the 15th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Damaso Roldanillo could save by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nuno de Andrade in the 21st minute of play forced FC MANLE's goalkeeper Nusrettin Uzay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st minute, Nuno de Andrade ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nusrettin Uzay was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 27th match minute, FC MANLE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hamit Aynacıoğlu to maneuver through the defense. After 28 minutes of play, Noroeste Paulista's Nuno de Andrade made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nusrettin Uzay was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nusrettin Uzay didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nuno de Andrade went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Ronaldo Maradona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nusrettin Uzay having to interfere. A collision led to FC MANLE getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Anıl Arda Ramazanoğulları hit a great ball. Noroeste Paulista's Ronaldo Maradona got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 44 minutes, Nuno de Andrade made it 0-5 with a short kick to the right side. FC MANLE's Nusrettin Uzay tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 47 minutes, Nuno de Andrade managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Noroeste Paulista's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nuno de Andrade was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After the first half Noroeste Paulista were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Noroeste Paulista's Dinei Laguna was substituted for Ronaldo Maradona. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Halil İbrahim Tanuğur to make the kick off. When Hamit Aynacıoğlu fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC MANLE's protests and gave Hamit Aynacıoğlu a yellow card for diving instead. Hamit Aynacıoğlu hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. 0-6 became the score in the 55th minute when Nuno de Andrade elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Nusrettin Uzay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nuno de Andrade in the 60th minute of the match. In the 66th minute, Dinei Laguna left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Noroeste Paulista fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. Nuno de Andrade struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Nusrettin Uzay didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Noroeste Paulista. Nuno de Andrade recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nusrettin Uzay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfons Persson, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Damaso Roldanillo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Halil İbrahim Tanuğur in the 81st minute of the match. Hamit Aynacıoğlu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Damaso Roldanillo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of FC MANLE booed when Noroeste Paulista was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Germano Barata didn't get a good kick on the ball. The FC MANLE fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Noroeste Paulista were clearly better and deserved to take the win.