World League

Hatay Atatürk
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Tierra del Fuego FC's Ismael Baumer started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alp Torehan in the 5th minute of play forced Tierra del Fuego FC's goalkeeper Natalio Heli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute Hatayspor were awarded a corner. İbrahim Ethem Acaralp went to the cornerflag to take it. Natalio Heli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nafiz Revis in the 8th minute of play. Nafiz Revis succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 8th playminute. In the 12th minute, İbrahim Ethem Acaralp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A well-hit corner resulted in Celedonio Espiridion heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. İbrahim Ethem Acaralp's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Natalio Heli firmly grabbed it by the left post. Natalio Heli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nafiz Revis in the 30th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Tierra del Fuego FC's Saturnino Batista got a free kick in the 31st minute. When Hatayspor's Nafiz Revis in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tierra del Fuego FC's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when İbrahim Ethem Acaralp got free with Natalio Heli in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 38 minutes into the match, Hatayspor's goal looked a bit too open when Ismael Baumer came free, but Güvenç Taşan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Güvenç Taşan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ismael Baumer, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nafiz Revis in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Natalio Heli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. It was a well-played corner which Süleyman Aksun managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. If Nafiz Revis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

In the 58th minute İbrahim Ethem Acaralp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Natalio Heli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Tierra del Fuego FC's goalkeeper Natalio Heli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tierra del Fuego FC's Celedonio Espiridion managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Hadi Okay in the 64 minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Hatayspor's zone, Ismael Baumer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Güvenç Taşan came out of the goal and Ismael Baumer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tierra del Fuego FC made a substitution. Angelo Iturri replaced Ismael Baumer. In the 70th minute of the game Hadi Okay made a throw-in which İbrahim Ethem Acaralp played forward. In the 76th minute, İbrahim Ethem Acaralp sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Tierra del Fuego FC's Natalio Heli didn't even have to move. In the 79th minute, Nafiz Revis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 86th minute, Hadi Okay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Angelo Iturri got free with Güvenç Taşan in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Hatayspor had won after a very even match.