World League

phoenix arena
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Estevon Abancens got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute, Demiralp Karadağ hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nando Toscano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Koray Suer in the 5th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, G . S A R A Y's goal looked a bit too open when Peli Abalos came free, but Baykan Erincer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute Ramiro Messias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baykan Erincer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 18th minute Zé Pedro Medeiros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baykan Erincer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, G . S A R A Y's goal looked a bit too open when Peli Abalos came free, but Baykan Erincer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Baykan Erincer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Estevon Abancens, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. The supporters of Escuadrón Mercenario booed when G . S A R A Y was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rüknettin Tosunoğlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 28th match minute, Escuadrón Mercenario was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Estevon Abancens to maneuver through the defense. In the 30thth minute of the game Estevon Abancens who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but G . S A R A Y's Baykan Erincer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sasoin Abascal lost his temper 32 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 33 minutes Escuadrón Mercenario's goalkeeper Nando Toscano managed, with a little bit of luck, save Rüknettin Tosunoğlu's penalty, on his right side after a tricky shot. In the 33rd minute, Rüknettin Tosunoğlu made a precise shot to the right of Nando Toscano. Escuadrón Mercenario's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 36 minutes into the game, Ramiro Messias cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Baykan Erincer was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Peli Abalos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Baykan Erincer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 42nd minute, Ramiro Messias left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Escuadrón Mercenario fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Baykan Erincer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramiro Messias in the 47th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kamil Babacan to make the kick off. Escuadrón Mercenario's Nando Toscano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Koray Suer in the 53rd minute of play. 55 minutes into the game, G . S A R A Y's Koray Suer nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nando Toscano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. 58 minutes into the match, Escuadrón Mercenario's goal looked a bit too open when Kamil Babacan came free, but Nando Toscano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 64th match minute, G . S A R A Y was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nils-Christian Løvberg to maneuver through the defense. G . S A R A Y made a substitution. Babbis Meletos replaced Demiralp Karadağ. In the 65th match minute, G . S A R A Y was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nils-Christian Løvberg to maneuver through the defense. Peli Abalos succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-3 in the 67th playminute. With an all-out effort, Escuadrón Mercenario's Baykan Erincer threw himself towards the right post 76 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ramiro Messias, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Baykan Erincer made an important save on a dangerous shot by Peli Abalos in the 83rd minute. The supporters of G . S A R A Y booed when Escuadrón Mercenario was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaspar Abastas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Escuadrón Mercenario's Nando Toscano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kamil Babacan in the 89th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Koray Suer in the 93rd minute of play forced Escuadrón Mercenario's goalkeeper Nando Toscano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Escuadrón Mercenario supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Escuadrón Mercenario would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.