World League

BİSHKEK ARENA
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Latif Al Fakir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nacer Khlifi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nacer Khlifi in the 5th minute of play forced Galatasaray SK's goalkeeper Latif Al Fakir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by Galatasaray SK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nacer Khlifi was slow to take the kick. During this time Marrakech FC's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Nacer Khlifi got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Latif Al Fakir quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Sebastião Salgado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aleksandr Kalashnikov in the 8th minute of play. Latif Al Fakir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdellatif Benkhirane, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Sebastião Salgado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristiano Hagi in the 14th minute of play. Eric Oltean came free with the goalkeeper in the 19th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Sebastião Salgado could save by the left post. In the 25th minute, Eric Oltean ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sebastião Salgado was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Nacer Khlifi made a great header on Marrakech FC's corner, it was just that Galatasaray SK's Latif Al Fakir managed to reach the ball for a save. Sebastião Salgado stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eric Oltean's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Valeriy Chernetsov kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, Galatasaray SK's goal looked a bit too open when Nacer Khlifi came free, but Latif Al Fakir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdellatif Benkhirane in the 38th minute of play forced Galatasaray SK's goalkeeper Latif Al Fakir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Latif Al Fakir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdellatif Benkhirane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cristiano Hagi was the one to do the kick off. Sebastião Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristiano Hagi, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 54thth minute of the game Cristiano Hagi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Marrakech FC's Sebastião Salgado was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Galatasaray SK's Latif Al Fakir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdellatif Benkhirane in the 57th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, Abdellatif Benkhirane had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Latif Al Fakir. Galatasaray SK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abdellatif Benkhirane was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. When Anders Målare came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Galatasaray SK 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 Anders Målare couldn't finish the play. Latif Al Fakir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nacer Khlifi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Latif Al Fakir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdellatif Benkhirane in the 70th minute of the match. After 71 minutes of play, Galatasaray SK's Anders Målare made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sebastião Salgado was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 74th minute of the match, Abdellatif Benkhirane tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Latif Al Fakir saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Marrakech FC's Sebastião Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Hagi in the 75th minute of play. Latif Al Fakir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdellatif Benkhirane in the 76th minute of the match. 77 minutes into the game, Anders Målare was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Galatasaray SK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Marrakech FC the free kick. After 77 played minutes Galatasaray SK got a freekick which was hit by Anders Målare. 79 minutes into the match, Marrakech FC's Nacer Khlifi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Latif Al Fakir narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Johnny Västerberg kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. In the 86th minute of the match, Cássio Proença got a very nice opportunity to score, but Latif Al Fakir was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Sebastião Salgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eric Oltean in the 88th minute of the match. Sebastião Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eric Oltean, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. In the 89th match minute, Marrakech FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by You Wei Bing to maneuver through the defense. Sebastião Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yiğit Özdoğru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Abdellatif Benkhirane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.