World League

ETİHAD STADYUMU
Spectators: 7532 (Terracing: 5650, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) Nicolas Romero started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Yuri Loureiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ayberk Çelikyay, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Yuri Loureiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ayberk Çelikyay in the 8th minute of play. When Atlético Minuano's Nicolas Romero in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Manchester City FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 11th minute Mathias Ortiz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aygün Çelikkan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manchester City FC's Aygün Çelikkan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dominik Piglowski in the 22nd minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Manchester City FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dominik Piglowski came free, but Aygün Çelikkan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th match minute, Atlético Minuano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcel Reis to maneuver through the defense. Yuri Loureiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ayberk Çelikyay in the 30th minute. Dominik Piglowski 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. A very nice done corner allowed Tomé Galvão to score against Aygün Çelikkan in Manchester City FC's goal. 0-1 after 33 minutes. Yuri Loureiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mao Feng Qiang, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Atlético Minuano's Mathias Ortiz got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 44 minutes into the match, Atlético Minuano's Nicolas Romero sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aygün Çelikkan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nicolas Romero might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aygün Çelikkan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nicolas Romero ran back to his position shaking his head. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

53 minutes into the match, Atlético Minuano's goal looked a bit too open when Mao Feng Qiang came free, but Yuri Loureiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ayberk Çelikyay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Yuri Loureiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 57th minute of the match, Dominik Piglowski got a very nice opportunity to score, but Aygün Çelikkan was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Thanks to some nice moves Dominik Piglowski could shoot a difficult shot in the 57th minute, which Aygün Çelikkan however easily saved by the left post. Zeki Kirtekin charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zeki Kirtekin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Atlético Minuano made a substitution. Waldemar Radziszewski replaced Mathias Ortiz. In the 59th match minute, Manchester City FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zeki Kirtekin to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 60 minutes, Nicolas Romero managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atlético Minuano's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nicolas Romero was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dominik Piglowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Aygün Çelikkan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 65th minute, Baycan Saru hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harun Oymen in the 67th minute of play forced Atlético Minuano's goalkeeper Yuri Loureiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ferdinand Costea kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. After 70 played minutes, Manchester City FC's Mehmet Osman Tuncal shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Yuri Loureiro came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Manchester City FC reached it. Yuri Loureiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ayberk Çelikyay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 75 minutes into the match, Manchester City FC's goalkeeper Aygün Çelikkan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dominik Piglowski. The audience was convinced that Mehmet Osman Tuncal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yuri Loureiro was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. With a little luck, Manchester City FC's Aygün Çelikkan got control of the ball when Nicolas Romero tried to sneak it across the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Manchester City FC's Ayberk Çelikyay sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Yuri Loureiro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Waldemar Radziszewski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Yuri Loureiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ayberk Çelikyay, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alfredinho Aparecido got free with Aygün Çelikkan in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Manchester City FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Atlético Minuano's performance. The match ended with a win for Atlético Minuano.