World League

Solo Arena
Spectators: 7519 (Terracing: 5640, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Emmanuel Pennington got the match started through his kick off. Yetkiner Savtur hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. When Nejat Kotuz fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ÇATALHÖYÜK Gençlik Klübü's protests and gave Nejat Kotuz a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to ÇATALHÖYÜK Gençlik Klübü getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Nejat Kotuz hit a great ball. Vahap Tezcan acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 6th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Romeo Hosu. A collision led to ÇATALHÖYÜK Gençlik Klübü getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Nejat Kotuz hit a great ball. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Recolta Alamor's goalkeeper Yoel Quevedo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to ÇATALHÖYÜK Gençlik Klübü getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Abdi Saygın Timur hit a great ball. In the 24th minute Damian Dean 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 was a little too slow when Damian Dean got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 26th minute. The score was now 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yetkiner Savtur in the 31st minute of play forced Recolta Alamor's goalkeeper Yoel Quevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 31 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Yetkiner Savtur sped through Recolta Alamor's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Yoel Quevedo. 33 minutes into the match, ÇATALHÖYÜK Gençlik Klübü's goalkeeper Vahap Tezcan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emmanuel Pennington. Yoel Quevedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yetkiner Savtur in the 35th minute of play. The supporters of Recolta Alamor booed when ÇATALHÖYÜK Gençlik Klübü was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Délio Bekir didn't get a good kick on the ball. 39 minutes into the match, ÇATALHÖYÜK Gençlik Klübü's goal looked a bit too open when Damian Dean came free, but Vahap Tezcan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 43 minutes, Songur Karataş managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ÇATALHÖYÜK Gençlik Klübü's supporters crossed their fingers, but Songur Karataş was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 47 minutes into the game, Damian Dean recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Vahap Tezcan. Damian Dean showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Yetkiner Savtur to strike the kick off in the second half. Yoel Quevedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yetkiner Savtur in the 53rd minute of play. If Phil Riggs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Recolta Alamor's Yoel Quevedo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Recolta Alamor from getting a goal against them. Ahmet Hayri Seylab could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Yoel Quevedo made a huge save. 68 minutes into the match, Recolta Alamor's goalkeeper Yoel Quevedo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ahmet Hayri Seylab. A hard shot 70 in the game by Yetkiner Savtur from a close distance when the talented Yoel Quevedo managed to make a qualified save. Recolta Alamor's players were relieved. Yoel Quevedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yetkiner Savtur, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 75 minutes into the match, Recolta Alamor's goal looked a bit too open when Yetkiner Savtur came free, but Yoel Quevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vahap Tezcan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Emmanuel Pennington went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. ÇATALHÖYÜK Gençlik Klübü's Gaffar Özer was substituted for Saltuk Vacit. Gürsel Çelenkoğlu hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Romeo Hosu scored 5-1 in the 88th 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. In the 91st minute, Damian Dean 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. In the 93rd minute, Erdoğan Sadi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vahap Tezcan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romeo Hosu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Damian Dean struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Vahap Tezcan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Recolta Alamor.