World League

M.K.ATATÜRK Stadyumu
Spectators: 7765 (Terracing: 5825, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ronaldinho Gaucho made the kick off which started today's match. 2 minutes into the match, Nubecitas FC's goalkeeper Christodoulos Karabogias had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ronaldinho Gaucho. The Büyükada Commandos fans' excitement grew in the 3rd match minute when Büyükada Commandos's Ronaldinho Gaucho looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Ronaldinho Gaucho might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Christodoulos Karabogias. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ronaldinho Gaucho ran back to his position shaking his head. Christodoulos Karabogias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramon Hunfredo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nubecitas FC's Christodoulos Karabogias proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Nubecitas FC from getting a goal against them. Christodoulos Karabogias was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ronaldinho Gaucho showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 14 minute of play. Christodoulos Karabogias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronaldinho Gaucho in the 16th minute of the match. Nubecitas FC's Christodoulos Karabogias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldinho Gaucho in the 18th minute of play. After 23 played minutes Nubecitas FC got a freekick which was hit by Oso Soprano. Christodoulos Karabogias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldinho Gaucho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th minute Hélder de Lara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gianluca Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 28 minutes had been played when some careless play by Büyükada Commandos's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lu Yang Nan was slow to take the kick. During this time Nubecitas FC's players had a chance to rest. 30 minutes into the game, Büyükada Commandos's Ronaldinho Gaucho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Christodoulos Karabogias made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. If Hélder de Lara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 35th minute Ronaldinho Gaucho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christodoulos Karabogias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute, Hélder de Lara made a precise shot to the right of Gianluca Buffon. Büyükada Commandos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Christodoulos Karabogias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldinho Gaucho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute, Luisito Puigdellivol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ronaldinho Gaucho took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Christodoulos Karabogias. Christodoulos Karabogias dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hélder de Lara to make the kick off. A collision led to Nubecitas FC getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Hélder de Lara hit a great ball. Nubecitas FC's Christodoulos Karabogias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tang Di Cheng in the 54th minute of play. Luisito Puigdellivol hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. In the 57th minute, Oso Soprano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nubecitas FC's Pere Serradesanferm was substituted for Sunday Morelos. Büyükada Commandos's Umur Eroğlu was substituted for Ramon Hunfredo. Nubecitas FC were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after Büyükada Commandos's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Luisito Puigdellivol took the corner. With his leg Gianluca Buffon managed to avoid a goal in the 67thth minute, when Nubecitas FC's Hélder de Lara fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Nubecitas FC's Hélder de Lara got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nubecitas FC's Jordi Ferrari was substituted for Hélder de Lara. In the 74th minute, Hüseyin Turan Esay left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Büyükada Commandos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hüseyin Turan Esay in the 80th minute of play forced Nubecitas FC's goalkeeper Christodoulos Karabogias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute Jordi Ferrari shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gianluca Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 86th minute Hüseyin Turan Esay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christodoulos Karabogias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jordi Ferrari might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gianluca Buffon. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jordi Ferrari ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jordi Ferrari in the 88th minute of play forced Büyükada Commandos's goalkeeper Gianluca Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.