World League

Falcon Arena
Spectators: 7642 (Terracing: 5733, Seating: 1757, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mustafa Hakan Şükür took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, TR - UYANIŞ KIZILELMA -'s goal looked a bit too open when Joseba Roa came free, but Cláudio-André Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arno Jahe in the 8th minute of play forced AFC - Curitiba's goalkeeper Duarte Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute, Esteve Hodei left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFC - Curitiba fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Duarte Mendes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chet Baker in the 12th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, Joseba Roa notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of TR - UYANIŞ KIZILELMA -'s Cláudio-André Taffarel. Cláudio-André Taffarel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. AFC - Curitiba's Duarte Mendes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save AFC - Curitiba from getting a goal against them. In the 20th match minute, TR - UYANIŞ KIZILELMA - was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lütfi Erkılıç to maneuver through the defense. Cláudio-André Taffarel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Esteve Hodei's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Esteve Hodei put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Cláudio-André Taffarel. Luiz Fábio Borges kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Lütfi Erkılıç recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mustafa Hakan Şükür got free with Duarte Mendes in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chet Baker got free with Duarte Mendes in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arno Jahe struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Duarte Mendes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for TR - UYANIŞ KIZILELMA -. Cláudio-André Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esteve Hodei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toni Kroos in the 39th minute of play forced AFC - Curitiba's goalkeeper Duarte Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half AFC - Curitiba 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. Esteve Hodei was the one to do the kick off. Matouš Carda scored 0-4 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cláudio-André Taffarel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. TR - UYANIŞ KIZILELMA -'s Alkın Kose was substituted for Lütfi Erkılıç. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chet Baker in the 62nd minute of play forced AFC - Curitiba's goalkeeper Duarte Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute, AFC - Curitiba's Jan Bykowski dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. In the 68th minute Mustafa Hakan Şükür shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Duarte Mendes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romário Ortiz in the 69th minute of play forced TR - UYANIŞ KIZILELMA -'s goalkeeper Cláudio-André Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Duarte Mendes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mustafa Hakan Şükür, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute Mustafa Hakan Şükür shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Duarte Mendes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cláudio-André Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esteve Hodei in the 81st minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chet Baker in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Duarte Mendes saved AFC - Curitiba from getting behind. Matouš Carda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Cláudio-André Taffarel made a huge save. Duarte Mendes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chet Baker, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 92 minutes into the match, Cosmin Cluceru notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of AFC - Curitiba's Duarte Mendes. Duarte Mendes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. AFC - Curitiba were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over TR - UYANIŞ KIZILELMA -'s much stronger midfield.