World League

Gigante de Phoenix
Spectators: 7620 (Terracing: 5716, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Domingo Lopez kicked off to start the match. Şemsettin Tuyuğ was a little too slow when Domingo Lopez got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 3rd minute. The score was now 1-0. The supporters of KOCAELİSPOR booed when El Canalla de Chicago was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlo Greenberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Şemsettin Tuyuğ showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim Vilar, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. When KOCAELİSPOR's Ömer Demirci in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El Canalla de Chicago's goalie prevented a goal. KOCAELİSPOR's Şemsettin Tuyuğ proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save KOCAELİSPOR from getting a goal against them. KOCAELİSPOR's Ediz Tekdoğan managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Claude Mueller in the 33 minute of the game. Matthew Medrano kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Wilbur Hyde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ömer Demirci in the 35th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ömer Demirci in the 37th minute of play forced El Canalla de Chicago's goalkeeper Wilbur Hyde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wilfred Noel made in the 39th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Domingo Lopez immediately put the ball in play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joaquim Vilar in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Şemsettin Tuyuğ prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The throw-in from Carlo Greenberg in the 42nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by KOCAELİSPOR's Baba Yorgun. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ömer Demirci in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wilbur Hyde prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Carlo Greenberg made in the 45th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Emmanuel Lockhart. If Ömer Demirci had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ömer Demirci in the 47th minute of play forced El Canalla de Chicago's goalkeeper Wilbur Hyde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Ömer Demirci in the 51st minute of play forced El Canalla de Chicago's goalkeeper Wilbur Hyde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 51 minutes into the match, Ömer Demirci had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wilbur Hyde. El Canalla de Chicago's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ömer Demirci was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After 53 played minutes El Canalla de Chicago got a freekick which was hit by Emmanuel Lockhart. Şemsettin Tuyuğ showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Domingo Lopez in the 56th minute of the match. Wilbur Hyde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ömer Demirci in the 57th minute of the match. Wilbur Hyde had great luck who in the 58thth minute grab hold of the ball when Ömer Demirci from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. In the 59th match minute, El Canalla de Chicago was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matthew Medrano to maneuver through the defense. Wilbur Hyde was out of position in the 62 minute of play, and Ömer Demirci capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ömer Demirci really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. KOCAELİSPOR made a substitution. Aşır Zabit replaced Ömer Demirci. After a defensive mix-up in El Canalla de Chicago's zone, Aşır Zabit stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wilbur Hyde came out of the goal and Aşır Zabit tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. El Canalla de Chicago's Cary Ackerman was substituted for Jerold Alley. 73 minutes into the match, KOCAELİSPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Claude Mueller came free, but Şemsettin Tuyuğ reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, KOCAELİSPOR's Christian Kabasele got a free kick in the 73rd minute. El Canalla de Chicago made a substitution. Justin Raines replaced Joaquim Vilar. After a rather tough play, KOCAELİSPOR's Christian Kabasele got a free kick in the 74th minute. 76 minutes into the match, KOCAELİSPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Justin Raines came free, but Şemsettin Tuyuğ reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, El Canalla de Chicago's goal looked a bit too open when Aşır Zabit came free, but Wilbur Hyde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Aykut Nadi came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the KOCAELİSPOR fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Aykut Nadi couldn't finish the play. Önder Ünlü recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When KOCAELİSPOR's Aşır Zabit in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El Canalla de Chicago's goalie prevented a goal. In the 94th minute Aşır Zabit shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilbur Hyde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.