World League

The Goat House
Spectators: 8036 (Terracing: 6028, Seating: 1848, VIP seats: 160) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Karol Panasewicz made the kick off which started today's match. Robin Sharma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Selçuk Özgebay in the 13th minute of play. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by Blue Mountain State's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Selçuk Özgebay was slow to take the kick. During this time Ema City's players had a chance to rest. Selçuk Özgebay struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Robin Sharma didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ema City. In the 22nd minute, Karol Panasewicz made a precise shot to the right of Bartosz Trzenzalski. Ema City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. The supporters of Ema City booed when Blue Mountain State was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Turgut Şimşek didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Carneiro in the 25th minute of play forced Blue Mountain State's goalkeeper Robin Sharma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute Ema City were awarded a corner. Selçuk Özgebay went to the cornerflag to take it. 28 minutes into the match, Ema City's goalkeeper Bartosz Trzenzalski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Afşar Uçuk. José Carneiro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Robin Sharma read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. Bartosz Trzenzalski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karol Panasewicz in the 33rd minute of the match. Blue Mountain State's Afşar Uçuk quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Renaut Vuerinckx, made in the 39th minute of the game. Ema City's Bartosz Trzenzalski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karol Panasewicz in the 40th minute of play. Karol Panasewicz took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bartosz Trzenzalski. Bartosz Trzenzalski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. In the 43rd minute, Karol Panasewicz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Blue Mountain State fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell José Carneiro to make the kick off. Robin Sharma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Carneiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61st minute Karol Panasewicz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bartosz Trzenzalski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Blue Mountain State made a substitution. Dino Berardino replaced Aykut Aşkın. Blue Mountain State's Gökcan Bergin was substituted for Vitinho Faria. Blue Mountain State's Lionel-Andrés Messi was substituted for Karol Panasewicz. Lionel-Andrés Messi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Bartosz Trzenzalski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Blue Mountain State's goalkeeper Robin Sharma, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 96th minute of play forced Ema City's goalkeeper Bartosz Trzenzalski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.