World League

Hardcore Arena
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gabriel-Omar Di Berardino started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ali Numan Savgat during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ali Numan Savgat kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Legia Stavanger's Slavcho Kanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iwan Bule in the 20th minute of play. Orest Bredun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Berke Özer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 24th minute Iwan Bule shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Slavcho Kanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel-Omar Di Berardino in the 27th minute of play forced Legia Stavanger's goalkeeper Slavcho Kanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iwan Bule sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gjermund Viste kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Casimiro Domingues lost his temper 37 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 36th minute of the game. One of Legia Stavanger:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa:s goal. Slavcho Kanov had in the 38thth minute some difficulties stopping Iwan Bule's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alfred Klawki got free with Berke Özer in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alfred Klawki to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Legia Stavanger's goalkeeper Slavcho Kanov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vefa Ökmener. Orest Bredun kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. After 55 played minutes Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa got a freekick which was hit by Vefa Ökmener. Gjermund Viste might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Berke Özer. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gjermund Viste ran back to his position shaking his head. Legia Stavanger's Slavcho Kanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel-Omar Di Berardino in the 58th minute of play. In the 60th minute Dorukhan Toköz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Slavcho Kanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa booed when Legia Stavanger was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicolae Ciorogaru didn't get a good kick on the ball. Iwan Bule received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Slavcho Kanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Iwan Bule didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 0-1 via right post in the game's 69th minute. Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! With his leg Slavcho Kanov managed to avoid a goal in the 74thth minute, when Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa's Iwan Bule fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The supporters of Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa booed when Legia Stavanger was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gjermund Viste didn't get a good kick on the ball. Orest Bredun 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. Gjermund Viste made a great header on Legia Stavanger's corner, it was just that Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa's Berke Özer managed to reach the ball for a save. When the final whistle sounded Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Legia Stavanger.