World League

Kotetsi
Spectators: 7974 (Terracing: 5982, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emil Turek in the 2nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Güralp Uğurtan saved Kolopetinitsa from getting behind. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kolopetinitsa's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Aírton França was slow to take the kick. During this time 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC's players had a chance to rest. Aírton França made a great header on 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC's corner, it was just that Kolopetinitsa's Güralp Uğurtan managed to reach the ball for a save. 林桦耀 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nial Peyton in the 9th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Denis Bravichev notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Kolopetinitsa's Güralp Uğurtan. Güralp Uğurtan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC's zone, Panagiotis Kaliasis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 林桦耀 came out of the goal and Panagiotis Kaliasis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nial Peyton could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but 林桦耀 made a huge save. In the 24th minute, Panagiotis Kaliasis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 25 minutes into the game, Emil Turek cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Güralp Uğurtan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 31 minutes into the match, Emil Turek had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Güralp Uğurtan. Kolopetinitsa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Emil Turek was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Aírton França fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Güralp Uğurtan having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Panos Tsabis during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Kolopetinitsa getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Panos Tsabis hit a great ball. After having played for 38 minutes, Emil Turek managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emil Turek was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 林桦耀 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Panagiotis Kaliasis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Kolopetinitsa's Nial Peyton slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of 林桦耀. That made the score 1-3 after 43 minutes of play. Nial Peyton scored 2-3 in the 47th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of 林桦耀, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After the first half 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC were leading 2-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Nial Peyton made the kick off in the second half. An unexpected shot in the 54th minute by 卓海桑 got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC's 林桦耀 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nial Peyton in the 58th minute of play. 林桦耀 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Panos Tsabis in the 59th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nial Peyton in the 61st minute of play forced 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC's goalkeeper 林桦耀 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 63 minutes into the match, 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC's goal looked a bit too open when Panos Tsabis came free, but 林桦耀 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Emil Turek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Kolopetinitsa's Theagenis Theodorakoglou got a free kick in the 67th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC's Emil Turek slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Güralp Uğurtan. That made the score 2-4 after 68 minutes of play. In the 70th minute Theagenis Theodorakoglou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 林桦耀 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emil Turek could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Güralp Uğurtan made a huge save. 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC's 林桦耀 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panos Tsabis in the 79th minute of play. After 80 minutes of play, 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC's Emil Turek made it 2-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Güralp Uğurtan was left in no man's land by his defense there! 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC's 董邦诚 was substituted for Emil Turek. 林桦耀 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nial Peyton in the 85th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panos Tsabis in the 87th minute of play forced 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC's goalkeeper 林桦耀 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 林桦耀 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nial Peyton in the 90th minute of play. 林桦耀 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Panos Tsabis, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The Kolopetinitsa supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC's performance. The match ended with a win for 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC.