World League

Çumra Arena
Spectators: 7458 (Terracing: 5594, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) Muharrem Bağdaş could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Benjamim Nunes made a huge save. 7 minutes into the game, Paulo Paiva was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. WAU team's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ÇATALHÖYÜK Gençlik Klübü the free kick. After a rather tough play, WAU team's Paulo Paiva got a free kick in the 7th minute. Benjamim Nunes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Songur Karataş in the 14th minute of play. Jorginho Novaes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Vahap Tezcan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vahap Tezcan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Paiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Benjamim Nunes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Muharrem Bağdaş in the 21st minute of the match. In the 24th minute Fernandão Lopes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vahap Tezcan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vahap Tezcan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Fernando de Toledo in the 28th minute of the match. Luiz Fernando de Toledo scored 1-1 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vahap Tezcan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. ÇATALHÖYÜK Gençlik Klübü's Vahap Tezcan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Paiva in the 34th minute of play. Jorginho Novaes kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yetkiner Savtur in the 38th minute of play forced WAU team's goalkeeper Benjamim Nunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luiz Fernando de Toledo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Yetkiner Savtur was the one to do the kick off. Gürsel Çelenkoğlu hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, Paulo Paiva took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Vahap Tezcan to make any attempt to save it. After some careless play in the WAU team defense, Muharrem Bağdaş kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Benjamim Nunes. The WAU team fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Benjamim Nunes should have stopped the shot. Vahap Tezcan was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Abel Prado showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 66 minute of play. In the 71st minute Jorginho Novaes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vahap Tezcan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to WAU team getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Paulo Paiva hit a great ball. ÇATALHÖYÜK Gençlik Klübü's Gaffar Özer was substituted for Saltuk Vacit. In the 74th minute, Paulo Paiva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 76 minutes into the match, WAU team's goal looked a bit too open when Yetkiner Savtur came free, but Benjamim Nunes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the ÇATALHÖYÜK Gençlik Klübü defense, Luiz Fernando de Toledo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vahap Tezcan. The ÇATALHÖYÜK Gençlik Klübü fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vahap Tezcan should have stopped the shot. WAU team's Benjamim Nunes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yetkiner Savtur in the 80th minute of play. Nejat Kotuz hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. A collision led to ÇATALHÖYÜK Gençlik Klübü getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Erdoğan Sadi hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yetkiner Savtur in the 91st minute of play forced WAU team's goalkeeper Benjamim Nunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th minute, WAU team's Fernandão Lopes dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-5. The WAU team players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.