World League

Arena Melissa
Spectators: 7409 (Terracing: 5589, Seating: 1700, VIP seats: 120) 5 minutes into the game, Çanakkale's Koray Tibet nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ramón Toscano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in MelissaMel's zone, İsmail Cem Eroğlu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ramón Toscano came out of the goal and İsmail Cem Eroğlu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ramón Toscano didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Çanakkale's Koray Tibet shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. İsmail Cem Eroğlu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ramón Toscano having to make a save. Ramón Toscano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ant Nevzat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 17 minutes into the match, İsmail Cem Eroğlu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ramón Toscano. MelissaMel's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that İsmail Cem Eroğlu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Koray Tibet struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Ramón Toscano didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Çanakkale. After 28 minutes, Koray Tibet made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. MelissaMel's Ramón Toscano tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ali Haydar Uçkun recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Mansur Başel fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Çanakkale's protests and gave Mansur Başel a yellow card for diving instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Koray Tibet in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ramón Toscano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 43 minutes into the match, Halil Baytekin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ramón Toscano. MelissaMel's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Halil Baytekin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. 46 minutes into the match, Koray Tibet notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of MelissaMel's Ramón Toscano. Ramón Toscano was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Diego Borges was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in MelissaMel's zone, Koray Tibet stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ramón Toscano came out of the goal and Koray Tibet tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ramón Toscano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Koray Tibet in the 55th minute of play. Koray Tibet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Ramón Toscano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as İsmail Cem Eroğlu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ramón Toscano. That made the score 0-8 in the 66 minute of play. If Mansur Başel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ramón Toscano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Koray Tibet, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Koray Tibet recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ramón Toscano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Koray Tibet in the 84th minute of play. Koray Tibet might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ramón Toscano. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Koray Tibet ran back to his position shaking his head. When Fabinho Arruda came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the MelissaMel 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 Fabinho Arruda couldn't finish the play. When the match was over Çanakkale could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than MelissaMel throughout the match.