World League

Phoenix Field
Spectators: 7553 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Traian Moldovan got the match started through his kick off. Serhan Ülkü was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Idar Reistad showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, 67st Xerebos Familya F.C.'s goalkeeper Serhan Ülkü had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ovidiu Popescu. Idar Reistad scored 3-0 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Serhan Ülkü, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ovidiu Popescu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Serhan Ülkü made a huge save. 21 minutes in the game, Idar Reistad fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Serhan Ülkü having to interfere. Traian Moldovans short, quick shot in the 21stth minute got Serhan Ülkü to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 24 minutes, Traian Moldovan made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. 67st Xerebos Familya F.C.'s Serhan Ülkü tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Serhan Ülkü made an important save on a dangerous shot by Olimpiu Mustea in the 30th minute. Ovidiu Popescu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Serhan Ülkü having to make a save. Traian Moldovan might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Serhan Ülkü. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Traian Moldovan ran back to his position shaking his head. Traian Moldovan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Serhan Ülkü tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 35thth minute of the game Idar Reistad who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 67st Xerebos Familya F.C.'s Serhan Ülkü was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 36th minute, Phoenix Strikers's Idar Reistad ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Serhan Ülkü. Serhan Ülkü yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 6-0. 39 minutes into the game, Phoenix Strikers's Traian Moldovan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Serhan Ülkü made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. Serhan Ülkü showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olimpiu Mustea, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in 67st Xerebos Familya F.C.'s zone, Olimpiu Mustea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Serhan Ülkü came out of the goal and Olimpiu Mustea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, 67st Xerebos Familya F.C.'s Serhan Ülkü got control of the ball when Olimpiu Mustea tried to sneak it across the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 7-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Aladino Mas made the kick off in the second half. Serhan Ülkü showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristinel Eftimiu in the 53rd minute of the match. Serhan Ülkü showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Traian Moldovan in the 54th minute of the match. In the 60th minute Ovidiu Popescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serhan Ülkü saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Serhan Ülkü made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Traian Moldovan in the 61st minute of play. After a rather tough play, 67st Xerebos Familya F.C.'s Hakkı Onur Tunçkaya got a free kick in the 66th minute. 67st Xerebos Familya F.C.'s Serhan Ülkü played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olimpiu Mustea in the 68th minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, Ovidiu Popescu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Serhan Ülkü. 67st Xerebos Familya F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ovidiu Popescu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 10-0. In the 75th minute, Ovidiu Popescu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Serhan Ülkü was frozen by the shot and now it was 11-0. In the 78th minute, Olimpiu Mustea ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Serhan Ülkü was frozen by the shot and now it was 12-0. Phoenix Strikers made a substitution. Ioan Cozma replaced Eric Aanuţei. Idar Reistad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 84 minutes of play, Phoenix Strikers's Traian Moldovan made it 13-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Serhan Ülkü was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Phoenix Strikers getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Idar Reistad hit a great ball. Traian Moldovan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Serhan Ülkü having to make a save. Serhan Ülkü showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Idar Reistad, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. After some careless play in the 67st Xerebos Familya F.C. defense, Cristinel Eftimiu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Serhan Ülkü. The 67st Xerebos Familya F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Serhan Ülkü should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ovidiu Popescu in the 96th minute of play forced 67st Xerebos Familya F.C.'s goalkeeper Serhan Ülkü to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.