World League

Pikachuzim Arena
Spectators: 10817 (Terracing: 8114, Seating: 2487, VIP seats: 216) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Turgut Soyuer made the kick off which started today's match. Turgut Soyuer might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Oliverio Kahn. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Turgut Soyuer ran back to his position shaking his head. Oliverio Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Turgut Soyuer, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Santos Rallo kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Chinese CJ Youth Academy's David Abad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lauro Cearense in the 10th minute of play. David Abad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lauro Cearense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 14 minutes into the match, AS Pikachuzim's goal looked a bit too open when Turgut Soyuer came free, but Oliverio Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind AS Pikachuzim's goalkeeper Oliverio Kahn, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 23rd minute, Turgut Soyuer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chinese CJ Youth Academy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Turgut Soyuer struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Oliverio Kahn didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chinese CJ Youth Academy. 30 minutes into the match, Chinese CJ Youth Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Lauro Cearense came free, but David Abad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oliverio Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Turgut Soyuer in the 32nd minute of the match. The corner led to Chinese CJ Youth Academy's Timmy Galle getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. David Abad made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Ronaldinho Fenomeno sent off a good shot on target.

AS Pikachuzim made a substitution. Arif Oğuz Semdin replaced Lauro Cearense. AS Pikachuzim made a substitution. Eric Ramires replaced Santos Rallo. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arif Oğuz Semdin to make the kick off. Turgut Soyuer blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Oliverio Kahn having to make a save. In the 53rd minute Turgut Soyuer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oliverio Kahn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chinese CJ Youth Academy's David Abad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luciano Sarmento in the 55th minute of play. David Abad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luciano Sarmento, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind AS Pikachuzim's goalkeeper Oliverio Kahn, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 65 minutes of play, Chinese CJ Youth Academy's Turgut Soyuer made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Oliverio Kahn was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 68th minute Luciano Sarmento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Abad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Arif Oğuz Semdin came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the AS Pikachuzim 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 Arif Oğuz Semdin couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Turgut Soyuer in the 71st minute of play forced AS Pikachuzim's goalkeeper Oliverio Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Turgut Soyuer managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chinese CJ Youth Academy's supporters rose to their feet, but Turgut Soyuer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oliverio Kahn breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Turgut Soyuer might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Oliverio Kahn. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Turgut Soyuer ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 80th minute Turgut Soyuer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oliverio Kahn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Chinese CJ Youth Academy getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Su Jian Jie hit a great ball. David Abad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luciano Sarmento in the 82nd minute of play. AS Pikachuzim's Arif Oğuz Semdin got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to AS Pikachuzim getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Facundo Campa hit a great ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Chinese CJ Youth Academy had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.