World League

Arena Resenha
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Güray Arıkhan started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Beto Montenegro in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marc Linz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match clock showed 4 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Beto Montenegro sped through ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marc Linz. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Beto Montenegro put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Marc Linz. 16 minutes into the match, Nicky Bryson notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's Marc Linz. Marc Linz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Marc Linz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Beto Montenegro went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. Jannes Ruttens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baltazar de Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Güray Arıkhan fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's protests and gave Güray Arıkhan a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of C. A. Pipon Pipon booed when ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Güray Arıkhan didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Beto Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marc Linz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nicky Bryson's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nicky Bryson in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marc Linz saved ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ from getting behind. Güray Arıkhan struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Jannes Ruttens didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ. Jannes Ruttens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Güray Arıkhan, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-7 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 51st minute Alfredo Albuquerque shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jannes Ruttens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Kléberson Leal hit a great ball. Beto Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marc Linz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Beto Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. Marc Linz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nicky Bryson in the 57th minute. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Nicky Bryson took a quick shot and it went in 0-9 without a chance for Marc Linz to make any attempt to save it. After 67 minutes, Beto Montenegro made it 0-10 with a short kick to the right side. ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's Marc Linz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. C. A. Pipon Pipon's Benito Morin was substituted for Al Whatley. After some careless play in the ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ defense, Nicky Bryson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marc Linz. The ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marc Linz should have stopped the shot. C. A. Pipon Pipon made a substitution. Malcolm McIntosh replaced Beto Montenegro. With his leg Marc Linz managed to avoid a goal in the 83rdth minute, when C. A. Pipon Pipon's Nicky Bryson fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With his leg Marc Linz managed to avoid a goal in the 90thth minute, when C. A. Pipon Pipon's Nicky Bryson fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 91 played minutes ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ got a freekick which was hit by João Francisco Loyola. When C. A. Pipon Pipon's Malcolm McIntosh in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's goalie prevented a goal. In the 95th minute Malcolm McIntosh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marc Linz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.