World League

RF Stadyum
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Oğuzer Altınpınar started the match with the kick off. Yala's Pedro Firman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Yala from getting a goal against them. With his leg Pedro Firman managed to avoid a goal in the 9thth minute, when Dejavu's Oğuzer Altınpınar fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A nice corner shot did that Kunter Birge got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Pedro Firman quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Pedro Firman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hadi Pektaşi, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Pedro Firman made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Oğuzer Altınpınar sent off a good shot on target. Dejavu's Hadi Pektaşi got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dejavu's Batıkan Satı played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Freddy Valentine in the 23rd minute of play. Oğuzer Altınpınar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Pedro Firman made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hadi Pektaşi in the 28th minute of play forced Yala's goalkeeper Pedro Firman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Batıkan Satı showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Freddy Valentine, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After 35 minutes, Kristopher Le Saux made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Dejavu's Batıkan Satı tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 37 minutes into the game, Arnaud Konieczny cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Batıkan Satı was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After having played for 42 minutes, Oğuzer Altınpınar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dejavu's supporters crossed their fingers, but Oğuzer Altınpınar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Batıkan Satı took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Freddy Valentine, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kristopher Le Saux stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Freddy Valentine shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Batıkan Satı saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anton Best's late challenge caught a Dejavu's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anton Best helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Dejavu booed when Yala was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anton Best didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hadi Pektaşi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Pedro Firman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 57th minute Hadi Pektaşi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Firman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oğuzer Altınpınar in the 59th minute of play forced Yala's goalkeeper Pedro Firman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnaud Konieczny received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Batıkan Satı tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 66 minutes into the match, Dejavu's goalkeeper Batıkan Satı had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maciej Matela. In the 70th match minute, Dejavu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kunter Birge to maneuver through the defense. Batıkan Satı made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kristopher Le Saux in the 71st minute. 72 minutes into the game, Dejavu's Behram Ünsevin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Firman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Pedro Firman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hadi Pektaşi in the 75th minute of the match. Hadi Pektaşi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 82ndth minute of the game Oğuzer Altınpınar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Yala's Pedro Firman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 83rd minute Freddy Valentine shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Batıkan Satı saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 85th minute, Arnaud Konieczny made a precise shot to the right of Batıkan Satı. Dejavu's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. In the 89thth minute of the game Hadi Pektaşi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Yala's Pedro Firman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Yala booed when Dejavu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arturo Chiola didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Yala walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.