World League

Meydangücü Arena
Spectators: 7370 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 10) Nancy AFC's Walter Gardner proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Nancy AFC from getting a goal against them. 5 minutes into the match, Tanju Tümenbay notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Nancy AFC's Walter Gardner. Walter Gardner was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Walter Gardner made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Tanju Tümenbay sent off a good shot on target. Walter Gardner was a little too slow when Tanju Tümenbay got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 11th minute. The score was now 3-0. 13 minutes into the match, Nancy AFC's goalkeeper Walter Gardner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eleuterio Cesario. After 18 minutes, Tanju Tümenbay made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. Nancy AFC's Walter Gardner tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Nancy AFC's zone, Tanju Tümenbay stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Walter Gardner came out of the goal and Tanju Tümenbay tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tanju Tümenbay might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Walter Gardner. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tanju Tümenbay ran back to his position shaking his head. Tanju Tümenbay who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 24thth minute tested the skills of Walter Gardner when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A collision led to Nancy AFC getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Alfie Downham hit a great ball. 26 minutes into the match, Tanju Tümenbay notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Nancy AFC's Walter Gardner. Walter Gardner was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 38 minutes in the game Alfie Downham did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Jack Taylor. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Tanju Tümenbay managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tʂ MҽყԃαɳGüƈü Ⓢ③⑤'s supporters rose to their feet, but Tanju Tümenbay was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Walter Gardner breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 42 minutes of play, Tʂ MҽყԃαɳGüƈü Ⓢ③⑤'s Beniamin Ledochowski made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Walter Gardner was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tanju Tümenbay had several of the Nancy AFC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 46 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 8-0 score and a disappointed Walter Gardner as he didn't even see the shot coming. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 8-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tanju Tümenbay to make the kick off. Walter Gardner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eleuterio Cesario in the 55th minute of the match. Tʂ MҽყԃαɳGüƈü Ⓢ③⑤'s Acar Necati got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 61st match minute, Nancy AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfie Downham to maneuver through the defense. Acar Necati took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 61st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Walter Gardner. Nancy AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Eleuterio Cesario fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walter Gardner having to interfere. In the 66th minute, Tan Nasip made a precise shot to the right of Walter Gardner. Nancy AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 9-0. If Tanju Tümenbay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tanju Tümenbay's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Walter Gardner read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. Tʂ MҽყԃαɳGüƈü Ⓢ③⑤ were awarded a corner in the 71th minute after Nancy AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Acar Necati took the corner. After 77 minutes, Tanju Tümenbay made it 11-0 with a short kick to the right side. Nancy AFC's Walter Gardner tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Tʂ MҽყԃαɳGüƈü Ⓢ③⑤ made a substitution. Tansel Aydemir replaced Tanju Tümenbay. In the 85th minute, Tansel Aydemir ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Walter Gardner was frozen by the shot and now it was 12-0. After 89 played minutes Nancy AFC got a freekick which was hit by Felix Howard. 92 minutes into the match, Tansel Aydemir had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Walter Gardner. Nancy AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tansel Aydemir was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 13-0. Tansel Aydemir might have been able to make a better finish in the 96th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Walter Gardner. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tansel Aydemir ran back to his position shaking his head. When the referee ended the match the Tʂ MҽყԃαɳGüƈü Ⓢ③⑤ players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.