World League

Ismet Pasa
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mbaka Mbolu started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, CF REALCipri's goalkeeper Aristide Iftodi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mbaka Mbolu. 3 minutes into the match, CF REALCipri's goalkeeper Aristide Iftodi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mbaka Mbolu. Ioan Gurgui hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Mbaka Mbolus short, quick shot in the 5thth minute got Aristide Iftodi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 8th match minute, KOCAELİSPOR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ye Chuan Chen to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mbaka Mbolu in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aristide Iftodi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. KOCAELİSPOR's Şemsettin Tuyuğ played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valeriu Marin in the 11th minute of play. Aristide Iftodi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mbaka Mbolu in the 12th minute. After a rather tough play, CF REALCipri's Valeriu Marin got a free kick in the 19th minute. Mbaka Mbolu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Aristide Iftodi came out and tried to block the shot, but Mbaka Mbolu slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 20th minute. A collision led to KOCAELİSPOR getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Mbaka Mbolu hit a great ball. Şemsettin Tuyuğ took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valeriu Marin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A throw-in in the 27th minute of the game was made by Remus Spârlea with Aurel Zeciu as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The corner led CF REALCipri's Mircea Balaci to fire away a dangerous shot which Şemsettin Tuyuğ despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Mbaka Mbolu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Aristide Iftodi. That made the score 2-0 in the 31 minute of play. The audience was convinced that Mbaka Mbolu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aristide Iftodi was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valeriu Marin in the 42nd minute of play forced KOCAELİSPOR's goalkeeper Şemsettin Tuyuğ to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aristide Iftodi made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Mbaka Mbolu sent off a good shot on target. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Octavian Florescu was the one to do the kick off. Mbaka Mbolu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aristide Iftodi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. In the 53rd minute, Mbaka Mbolu made a precise shot to the right of Aristide Iftodi. CF REALCipri's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Aristide Iftodi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mbaka Mbolu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aristide Iftodi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mbaka Mbolu in the 61st minute of the match. 62 minutes into the game, Mbaka Mbolu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Aristide Iftodi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. KOCAELİSPOR's Kubilay Gündeş was substituted for Rafet Hazin. Mbaka Mbolu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 68 minutes into the match, CF REALCipri's goal looked a bit too open when Mbaka Mbolu came free, but Aristide Iftodi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Augustin Atanasiu made in the 71st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Octavian Florescu immediately put the ball in play. Aristide Iftodi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mbaka Mbolu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 76 minutes into the game, Mbaka Mbolu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Aristide Iftodi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. KOCAELİSPOR's Davut Erek was substituted for Claudio Delgadillo. After 84 minutes of play, KOCAELİSPOR's Refugio Pagan made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aristide Iftodi was left in no man's land by his defense there! KOCAELİSPOR made a substitution. Ofelio Lagos replaced Aykut Nadi. After some careless play in the CF REALCipri defense, Mbaka Mbolu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aristide Iftodi. The CF REALCipri fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aristide Iftodi should have stopped the shot. Aristide Iftodi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Refugio Pagan in the 91st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Refugio Pagan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aristide Iftodi was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. When the match clock showed 93 minutes, the score became 9-0 when Refugio Pagan sped through CF REALCipri's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Aristide Iftodi. CF REALCipri's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.