World League

Topaltı Arena
Spectators: 7984 (Terracing: 5989, Seating: 1836, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ronaldo Fenomeno started the match with the kick off. Franco Armani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldo Fenomeno in the 9th minute of play. With a little luck, Miau Stars's Abdulkadir Eraslan got control of the ball when Serkan Kocaman tried to sneak it across the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, Ronaldo Fenomeno notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Basmane Texas's Franco Armani. Franco Armani was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Borys Budarz kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Ronaldo Fenomeno took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Franco Armani. Franco Armani dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Basmane Texas's Jan-Joost Sielis was substituted for Berkem Mücip. Franco Armani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldo Fenomeno, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldo Fenomeno in the 29th minute of play forced Basmane Texas's goalkeeper Franco Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute, Di Yue hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Franco Armani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldo Fenomeno, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 35th minute, Ronaldo Fenomeno left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Miau Stars fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 41st minute Ronaldo Fenomeno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Armani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gürsel Aksel to strike the kick off in the second half. Abdulkadir Eraslan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gürsel Aksel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Basmane Texas's Franco Armani got control of the ball when Ronaldo Fenomeno tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gürsel Aksel in the 57th minute of play forced Miau Stars's goalkeeper Abdulkadir Eraslan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 59 minutes into the match, Miau Stars's goal looked a bit too open when Gürsel Aksel came free, but Abdulkadir Eraslan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 65th minute Jan-Joost Sielis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdulkadir Eraslan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ronaldo Fenomeno got free with Franco Armani in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Miau Stars's Abdulkadir Eraslan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan-Joost Sielis in the 69th minute of play. A collision led to Basmane Texas getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Nelson Rufino hit a great ball. Miau Stars's İslam Mengüalp was substituted for Palmer Akers. Miau Stars made a substitution. Olavo Mota replaced Edmílson Arantes. 73 minutes into the match, Miau Stars's goal looked a bit too open when Gürsel Aksel came free, but Abdulkadir Eraslan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abdulkadir Eraslan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gürsel Aksel in the 73rd minute of the match. 74 minutes into the match, Ronaldo Fenomeno had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Franco Armani. Basmane Texas's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ronaldo Fenomeno was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Ronaldo Fenomeno's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Franco Armani read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Miau Stars's Ronaldo Fenomeno slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Franco Armani. That made the score 0-6 after 81 minutes of play. Abdulkadir Eraslan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan-Joost Sielis in the 85th minute of play. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Miau Stars's goalkeeper Abdulkadir Eraslan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Basmane Texas's Nelson Rufino managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Di Yue in the 92 minute of the game. 93 minutes into the match, Jan-Joost Sielis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Abdulkadir Eraslan. Miau Stars's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jan-Joost Sielis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-6. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Miau Stars eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.