World League

CITY OF 1STANBUL
Spectators: 7737 (Terracing: 5804, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alonzo Atarrabi got the match started through his kick off. With a little luck, lןןl Plebe Del Emperador's Eustacio Ferman got control of the ball when Levan Dost tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 6th minute 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB were awarded a corner. Bruno Baptista went to the cornerflag to take it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alonzo Atarrabi in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Farid Mondragon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Farid Mondragon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Prudencio Marcones in the 10th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Prudencio Marcones in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Farid Mondragon saved 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB from getting behind. 13 minutes into the match, 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's goal looked a bit too open when Prudencio Marcones came free, but Farid Mondragon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Farid Mondragon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guille Rodriguez, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 16th minute of the match lןןl Plebe Del Emperador got a corner. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tobias Constancio ran over to the corner to take the kick. Levan Dost could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Eustacio Ferman made a huge save. Eustacio Ferman was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Levan Dost showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 27 minute of play. When 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Levan Dost in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye lןןl Plebe Del Emperador's goalie prevented a goal. In the 34th minute, Tincho Rodriguez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alonzo Atarrabi took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Farid Mondragon. Farid Mondragon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After 46 minutes, Levan Dost mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB and the lןןl Plebe Del Emperador players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Levan Dost got a free kick in the 46th minute. After a defensive mix-up in 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's zone, Julio Barraza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Farid Mondragon came out of the goal and Julio Barraza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Levan Dost made a kick off. After having played for 52 minutes, Tobias Constancio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. lןןl Plebe Del Emperador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tobias Constancio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Farid Mondragon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alonzo Atarrabi in the 55th minute of the match. The supporters of 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB booed when lןןl Plebe Del Emperador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tincho Rodriguez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eustacio Ferman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Levan Dost, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice moves Alonzo Atarrabi could shoot a difficult shot in the 64th minute, which Farid Mondragon however easily saved by the left post. In the 66th minute, lןןl Plebe Del Emperador's Aquiles Bartuelo seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Aquiles Bartuelo the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of lןןl Plebe Del Emperador protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Aquiles Bartuelo had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. lןןl Plebe Del Emperador's Cipriano Solustiano was substituted for Julio Barraza. In the 69th minute there was a penalty for 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB. Levan Dost stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Eustacio Ferman. 2-1. Martijn Diaz de León's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 73rdth minute, Farid Mondragon skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Tincho Rodriguez kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Tincho Rodriguez hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. 82 minutes into the match, Levan Dost notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of lןןl Plebe Del Emperador's Eustacio Ferman. Eustacio Ferman was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martijn Diaz de León in the 84th minute of play forced 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's goalkeeper Farid Mondragon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the lןןl Plebe Del Emperador defense, Levan Dost kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eustacio Ferman. The lןןl Plebe Del Emperador fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eustacio Ferman should have stopped the shot. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.