World League

ELLAND ROAD
Spectators: 7632 (Terracing: 5725, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alvaro Cordarrol kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the game, FC Montana's Andaç Mazlum nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emilian Martinez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 8th minute Alvaro Cordarrol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aydın Mehmet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aydın Mehmet made an important save on a dangerous shot by Orlando Teofilio in the 12th minute. Aydın Mehmet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ren Zhi Ke in the 13th minute of play. FC Montana's defense didn't have a chance, in the 14th minute, when Alvaro Cordarrol scored to the left of an out of position Aydın Mehmet, making the score, 1-1. When Kaplan's Orlando Teofilio in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Montana's goalie prevented a goal. After 22 minutes of play, FC Montana's Andaç Mazlum made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emilian Martinez was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 25th minute Andaç Mazlum shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilian Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 26 minutes into the match, FC Montana's goal looked a bit too open when Luciano Victoro came free, but Aydın Mehmet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Acun Ersalmış charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Acun Ersalmış the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, FC Montana's Acun Ersalmış got a free kick in the 27th minute. 30 minutes into the game, Dércio Leitão was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kaplan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Montana the free kick. Aydın Mehmet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Cordarrol in the 32nd minute of play. A throw-in in the 33rd minute of the game was made by Baptiste Després with Dércio Leitão as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Cordarrol in the 38th minute of play forced FC Montana's goalkeeper Aydın Mehmet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Luciano Victoro kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Aydın Mehmet. That made the score 2-2 in the 43 minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Andaç Mazlum in the 48th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emilian Martinez saved Kaplan from getting behind. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Andaç Mazlum made the kick off in the second half. Aydın Mehmet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luciano Victoro in the 54th minute of the match. In the 54th minute Luciano Victoro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aydın Mehmet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Montana's Aydın Mehmet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ren Zhi Ke in the 56th minute of play. Aydın Mehmet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Cordarrol in the 57th minute of play. Aydın Mehmet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ren Zhi Ke in the 59th minute of play. In the 62nd minute, Orlando Teofilio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aydın Mehmet was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Aydın Mehmet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Cordarrol in the 66th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ren Zhi Ke in the 67th minute of play forced FC Montana's goalkeeper Aydın Mehmet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute, Andaç Mazlum 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. After 80 played minutes, Kaplan's Dércio Leitão shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Aydın Mehmet came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Kaplan reached it. Emilian Martinez made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Andaç Mazlum sent off a good shot on target. Andaç Mazlum could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Emilian Martinez made a huge save. With a little luck, Kaplan's Emilian Martinez got control of the ball when Ahmet Seyfi Serdinç tried to sneak it across the goal line. Aydın Mehmet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damião Granja in the 90th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ren Zhi Ke in the 94th minute of play forced FC Montana's goalkeeper Aydın Mehmet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Kaplan's zone, Andaç Mazlum stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emilian Martinez came out of the goal and Andaç Mazlum tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Kaplan had played much better football throughout.