U23 World League

KARTAL YUVASI
Spectators: 7732 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ali Yiğit made the kick off which started today's match. Audrius Butkevičius might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Barlas Aksoy. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Audrius Butkevičius ran back to his position shaking his head. Eurelijus Sutkus fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Barlas Aksoy having to interfere. In the 12th minute Eurelijus Sutkus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Barlas Aksoy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Barlas Aksoy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Audrius Butkevičius in the 13th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, İZZEDDİN EL KASSAM TUGAYI's Hayati Bardakçı got a free kick in the 15th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eurelijus Sutkus in the 16th minute of play forced İZZEDDİN EL KASSAM TUGAYI's goalkeeper Barlas Aksoy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of FC Karamba booed when İZZEDDİN EL KASSAM TUGAYI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ziya Onur Tandoruk didn't get a good kick on the ball. Barlas Aksoy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Audrius Butkevičius, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. FC Karamba were awarded a corner in the 21th minute after İZZEDDİN EL KASSAM TUGAYI's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fidel Kelemen took the corner. İZZEDDİN EL KASSAM TUGAYI's Barlas Aksoy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eurelijus Sutkus in the 23rd minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, İZZEDDİN EL KASSAM TUGAYI's goal looked a bit too open when Audrius Butkevičius came free, but Barlas Aksoy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Barlas Aksoy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gvidonas Sauliūnas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kuno Heiberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Yiğit, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Audrius Butkevičius to make the kick off. FC Karamba's Kuno Heiberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Yiğit in the 57th minute of play. A collision led to FC Karamba getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Gvidonas Sauliūnas hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Münir Özgulec in the 70th minute of play forced FC Karamba's goalkeeper Kuno Heiberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the FC Karamba defense, Münir Özgulec kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kuno Heiberg. The FC Karamba fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kuno Heiberg should have stopped the shot. Kuno Heiberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ejder Özsan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute of the match İZZEDDİN EL KASSAM TUGAYI got a corner. FC Karamba's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ziya Onur Tandoruk ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Saffet Denizhan heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. A collision led to FC Karamba getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Eurelijus Sutkus hit a great ball. Kuno Heiberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Yiğit, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Barlas Aksoy made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Gvidonas Sauliūnas sent off a good shot on target.