World League

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Spectators: 7472 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cristiano Hagi kicked off to start the match. Eric Oltean blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Krisztián Sydbøge having to make a save. Eric Oltean who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 12thth minute tested the skills of Krisztián Sydbøge when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Krisztián Sydbøge made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Cristiano Hagi sent off a good shot on target. Mihály Saághy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nimród Vére's Krisztián Sydbøge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Hagi in the 18th minute of play. The nice shot from Cristiano Hagi in the 23rdth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Krisztián Sydbøge had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by Nimród Vére's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Valeriy Chernetsov was slow to take the kick. During this time Galatasaray SK's players had a chance to rest. Yiğit Özdoğru recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Krisztián Sydbøge stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristiano Hagi's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. Krisztián Sydbøge stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristiano Hagi's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. In the 41st minute Cristiano Hagi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Krisztián Sydbøge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Krisztián Sydbøge 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 42nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anders Målare during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 43rd match minute, Galatasaray SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anders Målare to maneuver through the defense. Latif Al Fakir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Róbert Vadas, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. In the 46th minute of the match Nimród Vére got a corner. Galatasaray SK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tivadar Sörös ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to Nimród Vére's Róbert Vadas getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zalán Pető made a kick off. In the 51stth minute of the game Cristiano Hagi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nimród Vére's Krisztián Sydbøge was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Frank Zijden charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Frank Zijden the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Galatasaray SK's Latif Al Fakir proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Galatasaray SK from getting a goal against them. In the 55th minute Zalán Pető shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Latif Al Fakir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 57 minutes into the match, Cristiano Hagi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Krisztián Sydbøge. Nimród Vére's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristiano Hagi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Cristiano Hagi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Krisztián Sydbøge having to interfere. Galatasaray SK's Anders Målare suffered a sore thigh after 63 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 64 played minutes Nimród Vére got a freekick which was hit by Bálint Fekete. After 72 played minutes Galatasaray SK got a freekick which was hit by Cristiano Hagi. Krisztián Sydbøge made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eric Oltean in the 75th minute of play. Krisztián Sydbøge showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristiano Hagi in the 80th minute of the match. In the 81st minute of the match Galatasaray SK got a corner. Nimród Vére's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Valeriy Chernetsov ran over to the corner to take the kick. Latif Al Fakir made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tivadar Sörös in the 82nd minute. In the 88th minute Cristiano Hagi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Krisztián Sydbøge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristiano Hagi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.