World League

AKHisaR ParK
Spectators: 7448 (Terracing: 5587, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Paulão Medeiros started the match with the kick off. Baran Alp Kose sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 4 minutes into the game, Montesclarense E.C.'s Paulão Medeiros nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Egemen Toralp made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 13th minute Montesclarense E.C. were awarded a corner. Ernani Tavares went to the cornerflag to take it. After 15 played minutes AKHisaR got a freekick which was hit by Baran Alp Kose. Egemen Toralp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Luís Schmidt, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. After a defensive mix-up in AKHisaR's zone, Paulão Medeiros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Egemen Toralp came out of the goal and Paulão Medeiros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Egemen Toralp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulão Medeiros in the 24th minute of play. After 25 minutes, Halis İlbilge mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AKHisaR and the Montesclarense E.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 25 played minutes AKHisaR got a freekick which was hit by Halis İlbilge. A collision led to AKHisaR getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. İlyas Tolga Aras hit a great ball. 29 minutes into the game, Ramazan Afacan lined in a short shot 1-1 behind a frustrated Edgard de Almeida. Montesclarense E.C.'s Edgard de Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramazan Afacan in the 33rd minute of play. Egemen Toralp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Luís Schmidt in the 36th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Ramazan Afacan managed to get in a good position for a shot. AKHisaR's supporters rose to their feet, but Ramazan Afacan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edgard de Almeida breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 38 minutes into the game, one of AKHisaR:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 43rd minute, Paulão Medeiros made a precise shot to the right of Egemen Toralp. AKHisaR's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Durval Tinoco hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Edgard de Almeida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramazan Afacan, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After the first half Montesclarense E.C. were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ramazan Afacan made a kick off. Montesclarense E.C.'s Edgard de Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yakup Hacıoğlu in the 52nd minute of play. Egemen Toralp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulão Medeiros in the 54th minute of the match. 55 minutes into the match, AKHisaR's goal looked a bit too open when André Luís Schmidt came free, but Egemen Toralp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to AKHisaR getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. İlyas Tolga Aras hit a great ball. AKHisaR's Egemen Toralp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulão Medeiros in the 59th minute of play. In the 60th minute André Luís Schmidt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Egemen Toralp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Egemen Toralp managed to avoid a goal in the 65thth minute, when Montesclarense E.C.'s Paulão Medeiros fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Montesclarense E.C. getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Gonçalo Diniz hit a great ball. 75 minutes into the match, André Luís Schmidt had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Egemen Toralp. AKHisaR's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that André Luís Schmidt was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Egemen Toralp stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Paulão Medeiros's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. An unexpected shot in the 83rd minute by André Luís Schmidt got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Egemen Toralp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulão Medeiros, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. The Montesclarense E.C. fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when Montesclarense E.C.'s Paulão Medeiros looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 90th minute Paulão Medeiros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Egemen Toralp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. André Luís Schmidt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the final whistle sounded Montesclarense E.C. left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than AKHisaR.