World League

Aussie Stadium
Spectators: 7620 (Terracing: 5716, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 152) MarineerS FK's Žydrūnas Pauža started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Žydrūnas Pauža in the 12th minute of play forced Sydney FC's goalkeeper Sebastian Titz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Žydrūnas Pauža's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sebastian Titz was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. After 16 played minutes Sydney FC got a freekick which was hit by Aygün Soysan. In the 17th minute Tekin Batırhan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastian Titz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th minute, Per Stiig Beisel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Žydrūnas Pauža's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sebastian Titz was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Allan Björk managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sydney FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Allan Björk was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tayfun Tanfer breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sebastian Titz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Žydrūnas Pauža in the 25th minute of play. A collision led to MarineerS FK getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Fadıl Hünerli hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ludwig Hanstein got free with Tayfun Tanfer in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 29th minute, Ludwig Hanstein made a precise shot to the right of Tayfun Tanfer. MarineerS FK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Erik Haaland kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Tekin Batırhan took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sebastian Titz. Sebastian Titz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. MarineerS FK's Tayfun Tanfer proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save MarineerS FK from getting a goal against them. In the 40th match minute, Sydney FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adam Daller to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrik Pilberg in the 42nd minute of play forced Sydney FC's goalkeeper Sebastian Titz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastian Titz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrik Pilberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Sebastian Titz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Žydrūnas Pauža, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Önder Cebi in the 53rd minute of play forced MarineerS FK's goalkeeper Tayfun Tanfer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tayfun Tanfer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Allan Björk in the 54th minute of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Erik Haaland in the 60th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Sydney FC's August Gieß. Tayfun Tanfer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Ogășanu in the 61st minute of play. Sebastian Titz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erik Haaland, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 71st minute Allan Björk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tayfun Tanfer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Žydrūnas Pauža got free with Sebastian Titz in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 75th minute Per Stiig Beisel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tayfun Tanfer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Önder Cebi in the 76th minute of play forced MarineerS FK's goalkeeper Tayfun Tanfer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute, Aygün Soysan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. MarineerS FK's Derviş Akçınar was substituted for Patrik Pilberg. Sydney FC's Bjarne Nievelstein was substituted for August Gieß. The supporters of MarineerS FK booed when Sydney FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aygün Soysan didn't get a good kick on the ball. MarineerS FK's Tayfun Tanfer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Ogășanu in the 81st minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Erik Haaland hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sydney FC's Bjarne Nievelstein suffered a sore knee after 83 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After a rather tough play, MarineerS FK's Lars-Erik Lundhberg got a free kick in the 85th minute. When Ferdinand Mendy came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Sydney FC 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 Ferdinand Mendy couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Žydrūnas Pauža got free with Sebastian Titz in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tayfun Tanfer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Ogășanu in the 93rd minute of play. In the 96th minute Allan Björk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tayfun Tanfer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Sydney FC's Allan Björk in the 96th minute got a chance for a shot 96th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MarineerS FK's goalie prevented a goal. Emanuel Ogășanu took the ball and in the 97 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tayfun Tanfer. Tayfun Tanfer dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.