World League

B. B. Bats Arena
Spectators: 7702 (Terracing: 5778, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Tuna Karal made the kick off and thus started the match. Tuna Karal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Talha Mertkal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evandro Santana in the 12th minute of the match. Artur Brudzisz came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Kültepe Spor Kulübü's Tuna Karal. But to his dismay, Tuna Karal quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 22nd minute, Wojciech Grunwalski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Talha Mertkal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wojciech Grunwalski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st minute Evandro Santana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Talha Mertkal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute Tuna Karal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Brudzisz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Evandro Santana might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Talha Mertkal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Evandro Santana ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Evandro Santana got free with Talha Mertkal in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Evandro Santana made the kick off in the second half. Bacardi Black Bats's Artur Brudzisz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Bacardi Black Bats from getting a goal against them. 55 minutes into the match, Bacardi Black Bats's Evandro Santana sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Talha Mertkal narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Talha Mertkal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wojciech Grunwalski, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wojciech Grunwalski in the 65th minute of play forced Kültepe Spor Kulübü's goalkeeper Talha Mertkal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kültepe Spor Kulübü's Talha Mertkal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wojciech Grunwalski in the 65th minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, Kültepe Spor Kulübü's goal looked a bit too open when Evandro Santana came free, but Talha Mertkal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bacardi Black Bats made a substitution. Moisés Queiroga replaced Evandro Santana. Yavuzalp Ersezer kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Talha Mertkal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wojciech Grunwalski, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 79th minute, Moisés Queiroga left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bacardi Black Bats fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. A collision led to Bacardi Black Bats getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Yavuzalp Ersezer hit a great ball. If Tuna Karal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Talha Mertkal came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Bacardi Black Bats's Moisés Queiroga. But to his dismay, Moisés Queiroga quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Kültepe Spor Kulübü's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.