World League

Titopangobanda
Spectators: 7717 (Terracing: 5789, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sebastião Severo got the match started through his kick off. Sebastião Severos short, quick shot in the 6thth minute got Selahaddin Esentürk to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The supporters of AMLUCHO booed when The dogs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ryan Gray didn't get a good kick on the ball. 9 minutes into the match, The dogs's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Vilarinho came free, but Angelo Peruzzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Selahaddin Esentürk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastião Severo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ryan Gray's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Selahaddin Esentürk read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. In the 14th minute of the match The dogs got a corner. AMLUCHO's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Genaro Polo ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 16th minute Sebastião Severo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Selahaddin Esentürk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, The dogs's Hakkı Aslan got a free kick in the 18th minute. Selahaddin Esentürk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fikri Tekinay in the 21st minute of play. Selahaddin Esentürk stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fikri Tekinay's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Selahaddin Esentürk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sebastião Severo in the 29th minute. 34 minutes into the match, The dogs's goal looked a bit too open when Laureano Lisboa came free, but Angelo Peruzzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The dogs's Angelo Peruzzi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laureano Lisboa in the 36th minute of play. In the 42nd minute Fikri Tekinay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Selahaddin Esentürk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 43 minutes, Fikri Tekinay managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The dogs's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fikri Tekinay was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 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 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ştefan Șerbulea made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ryan Gray in the 51st minute of play forced AMLUCHO's goalkeeper Selahaddin Esentürk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Angelo Peruzzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laureano Lisboa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in The dogs's zone, Laureano Lisboa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Angelo Peruzzi came out of the goal and Laureano Lisboa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The dogs's Ariel Bertin was substituted for Virgo Love. In the 62nd minute Ariel Bertin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Selahaddin Esentürk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Selahaddin Esentürk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastião Severo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Laureano Lisboa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Angelo Peruzzi having to interfere. AMLUCHO's Laureano Lisboa got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 76 minutes into the match, AMLUCHO's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastião Severo came free, but Selahaddin Esentürk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ştefan Șerbulea in the 78th minute of play forced The dogs's goalkeeper Angelo Peruzzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AMLUCHO's Selahaddin Esentürk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastião Severo in the 82nd minute of play. Selahaddin Esentürk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fikri Tekinay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Selahaddin Esentürk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fikri Tekinay, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. The supporters of AMLUCHO booed when The dogs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Genaro Polo didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Fikri Tekinay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The dogs's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.