World League

Eskişehir Atatürk
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) With 4 minutes on the clock, İbrahim Ethem Tanacan commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 4 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Eskişehirspor! Lenny Schaerlaekens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernesto Poncio in the 7th minute of play. After 8 minutes Eskişehirspor's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Primitivo Oihenarte who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Yofré AFC's Ernesto Poncio to fire away a dangerous shot which Lenny Schaerlaekens despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Lenny Schaerlaekens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orlando Lizardi in the 9th minute of the match. In the 12th minute Orlando Lizardi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lenny Schaerlaekens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mateo Messi scored 0-1 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lenny Schaerlaekens, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 19 minutes into the match, Eskişehirspor's goal looked a bit too open when Ernesto Poncio came free, but Lenny Schaerlaekens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 20th minute, Hacı Hakan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lenny Schaerlaekens didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Orlando Lizardi went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Santos Nisio kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Eskişehirspor's Lenny Schaerlaekens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernesto Poncio in the 28th minute of play. Eskişehirspor's Lenny Schaerlaekens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orlando Lizardi in the 29th minute of play. Lenny Schaerlaekens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mateo Messi in the 32nd minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 33 minutes, Venancio Cesario successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Poncio in the 36th minute of play forced Eskişehirspor's goalkeeper Lenny Schaerlaekens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lenny Schaerlaekens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernesto Poncio in the 38th minute of play. Eskişehirspor's Lenny Schaerlaekens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mateo Messi in the 39th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Poncio in the 42nd minute of play forced Eskişehirspor's goalkeeper Lenny Schaerlaekens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Eskişehirspor's Ahmet Tolga Devlet got a free kick in the 44th minute. After the first half Yofré AFC were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ernesto Poncio was the one to do the kick off. Lenny Schaerlaekens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernesto Poncio, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. When Nestor Honrio came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Yofré AFC 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 Nestor Honrio couldn't finish the play. Mateo Messi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Lenny Schaerlaekens made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Poncio in the 57th minute of play forced Eskişehirspor's goalkeeper Lenny Schaerlaekens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esteban Ostargi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lenny Schaerlaekens made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mateo Messi in the 66th minute. Lenny Schaerlaekens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernesto Poncio in the 68th minute of the match. In the 69th play minute Mateo Messi came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Lenny Schaerlaekens. 0-4. In the 74th minute, Ernesto Poncio got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Lenny Schaerlaekens made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mateo Messi in the 76th minute. The supporters of Yofré AFC booed when Eskişehirspor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmet Tolga Devlet didn't get a good kick on the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 78 minutes, Lenny Schaerlaekens successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Nestor Honrio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Orlando Lizardi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Eskişehirspor's Lenny Schaerlaekens got control of the ball when Mateo Messi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mateo Messi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Lenny Schaerlaekens made a huge save. Lenny Schaerlaekens was out of position in the 86 minute of play, and Orlando Lizardi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Orlando Lizardi really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. Lenny Schaerlaekens didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Orlando Lizardi went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. In the 92nd minute, Matias Preto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lenny Schaerlaekens was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. After some careless play in the Eskişehirspor defense, Matias Preto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lenny Schaerlaekens. The Eskişehirspor fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lenny Schaerlaekens should have stopped the shot. Yofré AFC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.