World League

CITY OF 1STANBUL
Spectators: 7785 (Terracing: 5840, Seating: 1790, VIP seats: 155) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Maciej Kowalski got the match started through his kick off. The audience was convinced that Maciej Kowalski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Farid Mondragon was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. When LOS BLANCOS's Gery Hamzah in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's goalie prevented a goal. In the 8th minute, 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Levan Dost dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Levan Dost's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Everardo Mingo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Farid Mondragon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maciej Kowalski in the 12th minute of play. In the 16th minute Maciej Kowalski 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 having played for 18 minutes, Levan Dost managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's supporters crossed their fingers, but Levan Dost was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 18th minute, Alex Baudino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Everardo Mingo made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Levan Dost sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Levan Dost got free with Everardo Mingo in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Everardo Mingo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Levan Dost went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Levan Dost might have been able to make a better finish in the 42nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Everardo Mingo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Levan Dost ran back to his position shaking his head. Everardo Mingo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Levan Dost, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 44 minutes into the match, 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's goal looked a bit too open when Maciej Kowalski came free, but Farid Mondragon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Farid Mondragon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maciej Kowalski in the 44th minute of play. In the 46th minute Maciej Kowalski 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. Ilmi Duka took the ball and in the 47 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 2-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Levan Dost to strike the kick off in the second half. Farid Mondragon made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Maciej Kowalski sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Bruno Baptista hit a great ball. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Farid Mondragon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maciej Kowalski in the 60th minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 61st minute by Maciej Kowalski got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Everardo Mingo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Levan Dost in the 64th minute of play. Everardo Mingo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Levan Dost, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Everardo Mingo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Levan Dost, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Farid Mondragon was out of position in the 71 minute of play, and Maciej Kowalski capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Maciej Kowalski really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. With a little luck, 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Farid Mondragon got control of the ball when Deng Kun Xu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gery Hamzah took the ball and in the 76 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 2-3. Farid Mondragon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gery Hamzah in the 82nd minute. LOS BLANCOS's Everardo Mingo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonides Xacintu in the 85th minute of play. Everardo Mingo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonides Xacintu, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 90th minute Tedi Lulo 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deng Kun Xu in the 93rd minute of play forced 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's goalkeeper Farid Mondragon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. LOS BLANCOS's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.