World League

Lithuanian amber
Spectators: 7655 (Terracing: 5743, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ivan Copil made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute, Gökcan Özakan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nicolai Nowak kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. 7 minutes into the game, Kültepe Spor Kulübü's Necip Fazıl Aşık nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Xaiver Rosende made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Necip Fazıl Aşık recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Talha Mertkal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Piet Goemyne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 16th minute Necip Fazıl Aşık shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xaiver Rosende saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 20th minute of the match, Saulius Mikalajūnas got a very nice opportunity to score, but Talha Mertkal was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Necip Fazıl Aşık struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Xaiver Rosende didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kültepe Spor Kulübü. Talha Mertkal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Piet Goemyne, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Basri Ortaç hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Kültepe Spor Kulübü's Talha Mertkal got control of the ball when Saulius Mikalajūnas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Claes Engemann kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. In the 34th minute, Gökcan Özakan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Talha Mertkal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saulius Mikalajūnas in the 38th minute of play. In the 39thth minute of the game Piet Goemyne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kültepe Spor Kulübü's Talha Mertkal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Piet Goemyne got in the 43rd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Talha Mertkal handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar.

The wind increased when Necip Fazıl Aşık made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Lithuanian amber's Ivan Copil nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Talha Mertkal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Kültepe Spor Kulübü's Talha Mertkal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Piet Goemyne in the 58th minute of play. In the 61st minute, Necip Fazıl Aşık hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Piet Goemyne in the 69th minute of play forced Kültepe Spor Kulübü's goalkeeper Talha Mertkal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute Piet Goemyne 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. 71 minutes into the match, Kültepe Spor Kulübü's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Copil came free, but Talha Mertkal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Claes Engemann got a throw-in 78 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Piet Goemyne. Talha Mertkal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saulius Mikalajūnas in the 84th minute of the match. In the 87th match minute, Lithuanian amber was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Justinas Aleknavičius to maneuver through the defense. Talha Mertkal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Piet Goemyne in the 89th minute of play. Talha Mertkal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Piet Goemyne went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. Talha Mertkal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saulius Mikalajūnas, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. 96 minutes into the game, Ali Orhan Nazır was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kültepe Spor Kulübü's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lithuanian amber the free kick. In the 96th match minute, Kültepe Spor Kulübü was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ali Orhan Nazır to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Lithuanian amber's Ivan Copil got a free kick in the 96th minute. Lithuanian amber'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.