World League

Topaltı Arena
Spectators: 7737 (Terracing: 5804, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) Ronaldinho Gaucho started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Louis Braadbøl in the 3rd minute of play forced Basmane Texas's goalkeeper Franco Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franco Armani stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Louis Braadbøl's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. 6 minutes into the match, Ronaldinho Gaucho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Franco Armani. Basmane Texas's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ronaldinho Gaucho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Şerif Nesil was a little too slow when Gürsel Aksel got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 9th minute. The score was now 1-1. In the 15th match minute, Basmane Texas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cüneyd Eronat to maneuver through the defense. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tytus Lichucki in the 20th minute. Berk Hasberg kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Ertuğrul İsmihan kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Franco Armani came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Ronaldinho Gaucho. But to his dismay, Ronaldinho Gaucho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. In the 42ndth minute of the game Gürsel Aksel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Şerif Nesil was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After the first half Liverpool F.C. YNWA were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gürsel Aksel to strike the kick off in the second half. Şerif Nesil showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gürsel Aksel, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. If Ronaldinho Gaucho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With an all-out effort, Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Franco Armani threw himself towards the right post 55 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ronaldinho Gaucho, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Franco Armani stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ronaldinho Gaucho's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. In the 58th minute of the match Liverpool F.C. YNWA got a corner. Basmane Texas's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tytus Lichucki ran over to the corner to take the kick. Gürsel Aksel took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Şerif Nesil. Şerif Nesil dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Michalis Fragakos was substituted for Ayaz Aydın. In the 67th minute Gürsel Aksel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Şerif Nesil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Basmane Texas's Franco Armani proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Basmane Texas from getting a goal against them. Franco Armani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldinho Gaucho, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Franco Armani made an important save on a dangerous shot by Louis Braadbøl in the 78th minute. Şerif Nesil made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from René Bähner in the 80th minute of play. Franco Armani made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Louis Braadbøl sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ronaldinho Gaucho in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Franco Armani saved Basmane Texas from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Basmane Texas's Berk Hasberg got a free kick in the 87th minute. In the 90thth minute of the game Gürsel Aksel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Şerif Nesil was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.