World League

CITY OF 1STANBUL
Spectators: 7714 (Terracing: 5787, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Astor Haimar made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 5th minute Leonides Xacintu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Codruț Hanganu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A well-hit corner resulted in Macit Okutan heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Farid Mondragon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Astor Haimar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute Astor Haimar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Farid Mondragon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 22 played minutes White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- got a freekick which was hit by Diego Sánchez. Farid Mondragon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Astor Haimar, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. If Leonides Xacintu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Codruț Hanganu made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Leonides Xacintu sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Gonzalo Basualdo hit a great ball. Zhou Chao Yu hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Codruț Hanganu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leonides Xacintu went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. 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 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Levan Dost to strike the kick off in the second half. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Farid Mondragon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB from getting a goal against them. Farid Mondragon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Astor Haimar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when He Gang Jian got free with Farid Mondragon in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- made a substitution. Mugurel Nediu replaced He Gang Jian. In the 69th match minute, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Berbiz to maneuver through the defense. In the 70th minute, Leonides Xacintu made a precise shot to the right of Codruț Hanganu. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. The supporters of 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB booed when White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gonzalo Basualdo didn't get a good kick on the ball. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Ferhan Saik was substituted for Cihangir Türkol. After a rather tough play, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Gonzalo Basualdo got a free kick in the 74th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Levan Dost in the 77th minute of play forced White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s goalkeeper Codruț Hanganu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Leonides Xacintu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 79 minutes into the match, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s goal looked a bit too open when Leonides Xacintu came free, but Codruț Hanganu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Diego Sánchez got free with Farid Mondragon in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Farid Mondragon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mugurel Nediu in the 87th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Levan Dost in the 89th minute of play forced White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s goalkeeper Codruț Hanganu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 김 윤 kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB had won, even though White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- had held more of the ball.