World League

Ralles Arena
Spectators: 7541 (Terracing: 5657, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ahmet Necdet Yunus kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Ralles Bollklubb getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Marcus Wester hit a great ball. In the 5th minute Ahmet Necdet Yunus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augustus Batalla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Augustus Batalla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmet Necdet Yunus, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Johannes Ahlquist during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ahmet Necdet Yunus scored 0-1 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Augustus Batalla, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 14th minute, one of Ralles Bollklubb:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Ralles Bollklubb. In the 25th minute CİCERO were awarded a corner. Serter Haymanalı went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on CİCERO's corner Serter Haymanalı fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Augustus Batalla quite easily take care of the ball. Augustus Batalla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Necdet Yunus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd minute of the match CİCERO got a corner. Ralles Bollklubb's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Serter Haymanalı ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Mansur Akağan managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Yağızalp Günden was out of position in the 37 minute of play, and Bror Hanmark capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Bror Hanmark really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Ralles Bollklubb's Augustus Batalla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Necdet Yunus in the 42nd minute of play. Augustus Batalla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Necdet Yunus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ahmet Necdet Yunus in the 48th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Augustus Batalla prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Ralles Bollklubb players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. CİCERO were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcus Wester to make the kick off. Ahmet Necdet Yunus struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Augustus Batalla didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CİCERO. Sven Andreasson kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. A collision led to Ralles Bollklubb getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Sven Andreasson hit a great ball. Augustus Batalla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Necdet Yunus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the match, CİCERO's Ahmet Necdet Yunus sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Augustus Batalla narrowly saved just below the crossbar. CİCERO's Aybar Pozan was substituted for Tansel Cangun. In the 81st minute, Mansur Akağan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ralles Bollklubb's Augustus Batalla proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Ralles Bollklubb from getting a goal against them. Augustus Batalla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Necdet Yunus in the 85th minute of the match. Taner Tuğkans short, quick shot in the 87thth minute got Augustus Batalla to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. CİCERO's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.