World League

Azure White Arena
Spectators: 7631 (Terracing: 5724, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Raul Elazar kicked off to start the match. After 6 played minutes, Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's Tibet Göçmen shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Liu Le Yuan came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomás Souto in the 8th minute of play forced Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's goalkeeper Fábio Chițan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thomás Souto took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fábio Chițan. Fábio Chițan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fatih-Sultan Mehmet got free with Fábio Chițan in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 13th match minute, Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tibet Göçmen to maneuver through the defense. Rafal Majtyka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fábio Chițan having to interfere. In the 20th minute of the match, Fatih-Sultan Mehmet got a very nice opportunity to score, but Fábio Chițan was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's Fábio Chițan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raul Elazar in the 28th minute of play forced Mańkowo CF's goalkeeper Liu Le Yuan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's Michel Favoretto got a free kick in the 30th minute. Mańkowo CF's Remigiusz Liermann got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raul Elazar in the 36th minute of play forced Mańkowo CF's goalkeeper Liu Le Yuan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th minute, Fatih-Sultan Mehmet ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fábio Chițan was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. 40 minutes into the match, Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's goalkeeper Fábio Chițan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fatih-Sultan Mehmet. After 42 minutes Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Remigiusz Liermann who took care of the corner kick. After some careless play in the Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ defense, Thomás Souto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fábio Chițan. The Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fábio Chițan should have stopped the shot. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fatih-Sultan Mehmet was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Korneliusz Sokol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Mańkowo CF's Luigi Mario got a free kick in the 55th minute. 59 minutes into the match, Mańkowo CF's goal looked a bit too open when Pablo Gombal came free, but Liu Le Yuan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 65 minutes into the game, Fatih-Sultan Mehmet cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Fábio Chițan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pablo Gombal in the 68th minute of play forced Mańkowo CF's goalkeeper Liu Le Yuan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomás Souto in the 77th minute of play forced Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's goalkeeper Fábio Chițan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fábio Chițan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafal Majtyka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 80 played minutes Tiran Gol rounded Mańkowo CF's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 5-1. César Silva kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Fábio Chițan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fatih-Sultan Mehmet, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Liu Le Yuan made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Pablo Gombal sent off a good shot on target. In the 95th minute Rafal Majtyka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fábio Chițan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Mańkowo CF fans cheered their team off the field, for while Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.