World League

Ahmet Fear Stadyumu
Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) Valentin Licerio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cengiz Zorbey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valentin Licerio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cengiz Zorbey in the 9th minute. Valentin Licerio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severino Di Giovanni, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Bülent Ruge fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elano Prestes having to interfere. Elano Prestes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silverio Jacob, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Franja Dorada's Valentin Licerio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sigvard Åkesson in the 22nd minute of play. Valentin Licerio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Severino Di Giovanni in the 24th minute of the match. Valentin Licerio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severino Di Giovanni, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Black-White MH's Cengiz Zorbey slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Valentin Licerio. That made the score 1-0 after 28 minutes of play. In the 31st match minute, Black-White MH was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Riho Põldmaa to maneuver through the defense. Igor Tartalo was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 32nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Elano Prestes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silverio Jacob, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elano Prestes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Tartalo, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 40th minute Igor Tartalo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elano Prestes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd minute of the match, Severino Di Giovanni tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Valentin Licerio saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 44 played minutes Franja Dorada got a freekick which was hit by Angel Bessone. Valentin Licerio made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Cengiz Zorbey sent off a good shot on target. Severino Di Giovanni could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Valentin Licerio made a huge save. 47 minutes into the match, Franja Dorada's goalkeeper Valentin Licerio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cengiz Zorbey. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Silverio Jacob was the one to do the kick off. Valentin Licerio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Severino Di Giovanni in the 52nd minute of play. In the 55th minute Cengiz Zorbey shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valentin Licerio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Franja Dorada's Valentin Licerio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cengiz Zorbey in the 61st minute of play. Black-White MH's Elano Prestes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Black-White MH from getting a goal against them. In the 65th match minute, Franja Dorada was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Igor Tartalo to maneuver through the defense. After 67 played minutes Franja Dorada got a freekick which was hit by Igor Tartalo. Valentin Licerio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Severino Di Giovanni's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. In the 80th match minute, Black-White MH was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tekin Erbelgin to maneuver through the defense. Mevlüt Vurgun scored 1-1 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Elano Prestes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bülent Ruge scored 1-2 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Elano Prestes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bülent Ruge's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Elano Prestes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. A nice corner shot did that Igor Tartalo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Elano Prestes quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severino Di Giovanni in the 89th minute of play forced Franja Dorada's goalkeeper Valentin Licerio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franja Dorada's Valentin Licerio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sigvard Åkesson in the 90th minute of play. In the 94th minute, Igor Tartalo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The Franja Dorada supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Franja Dorada would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.