World League

Gotham City
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when José Paulo Mello kicked off to start the match. After 5 played minutes - JOKER - got a freekick which was hit by Dündar Ersezen. 7 minutes into the game, Cercadinho's José Paulo Mello nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. İskender Özkutal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Cercadinho's Rogério Ceni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celal Baykoca in the 15th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Tayfun Esentürk took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Rogério Ceni to make any attempt to save it. In the 23rd minute, José Paulo Mello ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. İskender Özkutal was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling José Paulo Mello in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck İskender Özkutal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Paulo Mello in the 30th minute of play forced - JOKER -'s goalkeeper İskender Özkutal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. İskender Özkutal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roger Vianna, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. 34 minutes into the match, - JOKER -'s goal looked a bit too open when José Paulo Mello came free, but İskender Özkutal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of - JOKER - booed when Cercadinho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Walmyr Félix didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cercadinho's Rogério Ceni proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Cercadinho from getting a goal against them. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tayfun Esentürk was the one to do the kick off. - JOKER - made a substitution. Rochy Mulia replaced Şerif İpekçi. In the 61st minute, José Paulo Mello ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. İskender Özkutal was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. In the 66th minute, José Paulo Mello left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cercadinho fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. The audience thought a goal was coming when José Paulo Mello got free with İskender Özkutal in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cesur Köksal made in the 73rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Rochy Mulia immediately put the ball in play. Cercadinho's Rogério Ceni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tayfun Esentürk in the 78th minute of play. Cercadinho made a substitution. Valiente Venezian replaced José Paulo Mello. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valiente Venezian in the 84th minute of play forced - JOKER -'s goalkeeper İskender Özkutal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valiente Venezian took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised İskender Özkutal. İskender Özkutal dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-6. The supporters of Cercadinho booed when - JOKER - was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mehmet Osman Sadri didn't get a good kick on the ball. Valiente Venezian struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. İskender Özkutal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cercadinho.