World League

EAGLE ARENA
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Manuel Boteanu took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Juventus Țiu's Doru Baicu got a free kick in the 4th minute. 5 minutes into the match, Juventus Țiu's goalkeeper Dorin Peter had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aleksander Giec. istanbulls's Göksel Canfeda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bud Weiser in the 6th minute of play. istanbulls's Göksel Canfeda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Boteanu in the 8th minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, istanbulls's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Boteanu came free, but Göksel Canfeda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Boteanu in the 10th minute of play forced istanbulls's goalkeeper Göksel Canfeda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lu Yang Song in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Göksel Canfeda saved istanbulls from getting behind. The corner went over the outstretched arms of istanbulls's goalie and right to Gigel Tofan. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. istanbulls's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 19th minute Zeng Chong Kang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dorin Peter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luís Senna kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. In the 21st minute, Manuel Boteanu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zeng Chong Kang got free with Dorin Peter in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bud Weiser succeeded in the game's 26th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. With a little luck, Juventus Țiu's Dorin Peter got control of the ball when Zeng Chong Kang tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of istanbulls booed when Juventus Țiu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Doru Baicu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luís Senna made a kick off. istanbulls's Göksel Canfeda proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save istanbulls from getting a goal against them. After having played for 61 minutes, Luís Senna managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. istanbulls's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Senna was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 65 minutes into the match, istanbulls's goalkeeper Göksel Canfeda had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Manuel Boteanu. 67 minutes into the match, Juventus Țiu's Lu Yang Song sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Göksel Canfeda narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Göksel Canfeda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gigel Gologan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the match, Juventus Țiu's Gigel Gologan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Göksel Canfeda narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Juventus Țiu's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mugurel Bleoancă in the 74th minute. Luís Senna scored 1-1 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dorin Peter, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Lu Yang Song had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Manuel Boteanu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Juventus Țiu's supporters rose to their feet, but Manuel Boteanu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Göksel Canfeda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With an all-out effort, Juventus Țiu's Göksel Canfeda threw himself towards the right post 92 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Manuel Boteanu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 93 minutes istanbulls's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mugurel Bleoancă who took care of the corner kick. Juventus Țiu's Dorin Peter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Senna in the 95th minute of play. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.