World League

Chlorine Arena
Spectators: 7649 (Terracing: 5738, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kartal Başar started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Modrić in the 3rd minute of play forced Twierdza Osowiec's goalkeeper Ricardo Hendrickx to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Guiñazú FC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Luciano Ostots hit a great ball. Armando Monico stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kartal Başar's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. In the 7th minute Israel Gaza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Hendrickx saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Armando Monico made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kartal Başar in the 8th minute. Luciano Ostots hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Kartal Başar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Armando Monico having to make a save. Armando Monico showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kartal Başar, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Guiñazú FC's goalkeeper Armando Monico, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Kartal Başar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Twierdza Osowiec's supporters rose to their feet, but Kartal Başar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Armando Monico breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Twierdza Osowiec's Billy Hendrickx managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Luciano Ostots in the 26 minute of the game. 29 minutes into the match, Twierdza Osowiec's goal looked a bit too open when Vladimiro Millan came free, but Ricardo Hendrickx reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, Kartal Başar notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Guiñazú FC's Armando Monico. Armando Monico was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Armando Monico made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Kartal Başar sent off a good shot on target. 37 minutes into the game, Kartal Başar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Armando Monico was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Kartal Başar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Guiñazú FC's Armando Monico played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kartal Başar in the 44th minute of play. In the 45th minute, Kartal Başar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Twierdza Osowiec fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ali Modrić made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Ali Modrić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Hendrickx saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kartal Başar might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Armando Monico. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kartal Başar ran back to his position shaking his head. Armando Monico showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kartal Başar, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Ricardo Hendrickx made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Vladimiro Millan sent off a good shot on target. In the 59th minute Guiñazú FC were awarded a corner. Ali Modrić went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 61st minute Kartal Başar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Monico saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Armando Monico stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kartal Başar's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. Luciano Ostots got a throw-in 64 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Israel Gaza. Kartal Başar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 72nd minute Kartal Başar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Monico saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Guiñazú FC's goalkeeper Armando Monico, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 88 minutes into the match, Guiñazú FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kartal Başar came free, but Armando Monico reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Kartal Başar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Armando Monico was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Twierdza Osowiec were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Guiñazú FC for a fine match.