World League

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Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) 5 minutes into the game, Forza Beşiktaş's Can Tapık nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Álvaro Perpiñán made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. When Vintilă Ghițulescu fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sporting Burgas's protests and gave Vintilă Ghițulescu a yellow card for diving instead. After 8 played minutes Sporting Burgas got a freekick which was hit by Vintilă Ghițulescu. In the 10th minute of the match Franco Baresi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Álvaro Perpiñán skillfully saved the ball. Daniel Pancu made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Ke Xiong Chen sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vincent Paimboeuf in the 13th minute of play forced Sporting Burgas's goalkeeper Álvaro Perpiñán to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Forza Beşiktaş's defense didn't have a chance, in the 25th minute, when Vintilă Ghițulescu scored to the left of an out of position Daniel Pancu, making the score, 1-1. Through an outstanding action, after 28 minutes, Daniel Pancu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Davor Šuker in the 32nd minute of play forced Forza Beşiktaş's goalkeeper Daniel Pancu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute Can Tapık shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Álvaro Perpiñán saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Álvaro Perpiñán took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Can Tapık, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 40 minutes into the game, Can Tapık cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Álvaro Perpiñán was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Álvaro Perpiñán showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Can Tapık, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

In the 52nd match minute, Forza Beşiktaş was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Can Tapık to maneuver through the defense. Forza Beşiktaş's Justo Semeno quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Seve Sevilla, made in the 57th minute of the game. In the 66th minute, Can Tapık 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. Forza Beşiktaş's Arif Gaffar Ayalp was substituted for Vincent Paimboeuf. 69 minutes into the game, one of Forza Beşiktaş:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. A collision led to Sporting Burgas getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Damian Udrescu hit a great ball. Daniel Pancu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ke Xiong Chen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sporting Burgas's Álvaro Perpiñán played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Şahap Akın in the 81st minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, Şahap Akın dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Álvaro Perpiñán, 4-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ke Xiong Chen in the 85th minute of play forced Forza Beşiktaş's goalkeeper Daniel Pancu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sporting Burgas's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Arif Gaffar Ayalp 88 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 4-5. A hard shot by Şahap Akın from long distance, 92 minutes into the match, got Álvaro Perpiñán's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After 96 played minutes Sporting Burgas got a freekick which was hit by Davor Šuker.