World League

Antonio Herrera G.
Spectators: 7785 (Terracing: 5840, Seating: 1790, VIP seats: 155) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sven-Olof Vestlund kicked off to start the match. The supporters of CAN ERZURUM booed when Valhalla F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adalbert Marenski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benicio Larez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven-Olof Vestlund in the 9th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pan Wei Quan in the 17th minute of play forced Valhalla F.C.'s goalkeeper Benicio Larez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When CAN ERZURUM's Sven-Olof Vestlund in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Valhalla F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Qian Ning Zhan hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. 44 minutes into the match, CAN ERZURUM's Sven-Olof Vestlund sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Benicio Larez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the Valhalla F.C. defense, Sven-Olof Vestlund kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Benicio Larez. The Valhalla F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Benicio Larez should have stopped the shot. After the first half CAN ERZURUM were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Karim Morientes to make the kick off. Joar Scheie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karim Morientes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 66 minutes of play, CAN ERZURUM's Sven-Olof Vestlund made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benicio Larez was left in no man's land by his defense there! Valhalla F.C. made a substitution. Radek Majewski replaced Bai Yong Yi. CAN ERZURUM's Latif Baltacı was substituted for Hüsrev Özyay. Valhalla F.C. made a substitution. Izel Ronaldo replaced Karim Morientes. CAN ERZURUM's Joar Scheie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radek Majewski in the 78th minute of play. After some careless play in the CAN ERZURUM defense, Vidas Lokas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joar Scheie. The CAN ERZURUM fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joar Scheie should have stopped the shot. After 82 minutes of play, Valhalla F.C.'s Radek Majewski made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joar Scheie was left in no man's land by his defense there! The throw-in from Gaxan Barrena in the 85th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by CAN ERZURUM's Celestino Poncio. 90 minutes into the match, CAN ERZURUM's goal looked a bit too open when Izel Ronaldo came free, but Joar Scheie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 91 minutes into the match, Izel Ronaldo notched a goal, 3-4, to the right of CAN ERZURUM's Joar Scheie. Joar Scheie was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. CAN ERZURUM's Atabek Tecimen was substituted for Sven-Olof Vestlund. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. CAN ERZURUM walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.