World League

Elvio Maore
Spectators: 7741 (Terracing: 5807, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Santiago Simon took the kick off in the first half of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Laureano Gorbea in the 3rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Büyükada Commandos's Tang Di Cheng. In the 4th minute, Ronaldinho Gaucho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Franc Armani was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The supporters of Büyükada Commandos booed when Invisible was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Laureano Gorbea didn't get a good kick on the ball. Franc Armani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldinho Gaucho, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 14 minutes into the game, Invisible's Santiago Simon nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gianluca Buffon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. When Ronaldinho Gaucho came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Büyükada Commandos fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ronaldinho Gaucho couldn't finish the play. Franc Armani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldinho Gaucho, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Şenol Akbaba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Franc Armani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldinho Gaucho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Invisible's Laureano Gorbea got a free kick in the 37th minute. 38 minutes into the match, Invisible's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldinho Gaucho came free, but Franc Armani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Büyükada Commandos's goalkeeper Gianluca Buffon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Invisible were awarded a corner in the 44th minute after Büyükada Commandos's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Eliseo Leheren took the corner. After taking down the ball on Invisible's corner Eliseo Leheren fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gianluca Buffon quite easily take care of the ball. Franc Armani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldinho Gaucho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

After 52 played minutes Invisible got a freekick which was hit by Laureano Gorbea. If Santiago Simon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ronaldinho Gaucho received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Franc Armani came out and tried to block the shot, but Ronaldinho Gaucho slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 57th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Büyükada Commandos's Ronaldinho Gaucho slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Franc Armani. That made the score 1-3 after 68 minutes of play. Büyükada Commandos made a substitution. Umur Eroğlu replaced Ramon Hunfredo. Büyükada Commandos's Hüseyin Turan Esay was substituted for Ronaldinho Gaucho. Nicolas De La Cruz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gianluca Buffon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. Hüseyin Turan Esay took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Franc Armani. Franc 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 1-4. Invisible's Franc Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hüseyin Turan Esay in the 81st minute of play. In the 89th minute, Nicolas De La Cruz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Franc Armani made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hüseyin Turan Esay in the 90th minute. 92 minutes into the game, Tang Di Cheng threw the ball into play from the sideline. Invisible's Laureano Gorbea quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. When the match had gone on for 93 minutes, Nicolas De La Cruz put it in 2-5 from a short distance just to the right of Gianluca Buffon. The Büyükada Commandos players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.