U23 World League

Bozok 66 Arena
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) Douglas Gerber started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Seyfi Çırakoğlu came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆ 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 Seyfi Çırakoğlu couldn't finish the play. Percy Borges acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 7th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Umut Usum. Curiphila Eagles's Percy Borges proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Curiphila Eagles from getting a goal against them. After 9 minutes of play, ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆'s Yasin Yasin made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Percy Borges was left in no man's land by his defense there! 13 minutes into the game, Curiphila Eagles's Téo Vianna nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Evren Eskici made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. 16 minutes into the match, Seyfi Çırakoğlu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Percy Borges, 2-1. After 28 played minutes Curiphila Eagles got a freekick which was hit by Breno Simões. If Seyfi Çırakoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Cezmi Esraf had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆ booed when Curiphila Eagles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rômulo Pires didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Seyfi Çırakoğlu in the 37th minute of play forced Curiphila Eagles's goalkeeper Percy Borges to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Seyfi Çırakoğlu took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Percy Borges. Percy Borges dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Yasin Yasin kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Percy Borges. That made the score 6-1 in the 43 minute of play. Evren Eskici showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Breno Simões, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Douglas Gerber in the 47th minute of play forced ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆'s goalkeeper Evren Eskici to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Douglas Gerber got free in front of the goal in the 47th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Evren Eskici was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Yasin Yasin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆ getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Abdulbaki Eryilmaz hit a great ball. The long shot by Nico Cunha in the 57th minute really tested Evren Eskici's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. When Erbatur Alptekin fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆'s protests and gave Erbatur Alptekin a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Curiphila Eagles booed when ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erbatur Alptekin didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Seyfi Çırakoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Yasin Yasin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Percy Borges tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Percy Borges showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Seyfi Çırakoğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. After a rather tough play, ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆'s Umut Usum got a free kick in the 68th minute. ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆'s Evren Eskici played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Douglas Gerber in the 70th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Yasin Yasin managed to get in a good position for a shot. ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆'s supporters rose to their feet, but Yasin Yasin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Percy Borges breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 73rd match minute, Curiphila Eagles was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Waldir de Amaral to maneuver through the defense. Percy Borges showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yasin Yasin in the 76th minute of the match. Percy Borges came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆'s Yasin Yasin. But to his dismay, Yasin Yasin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-1. Cezmi Esraf received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Percy Borges tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yasin Yasin in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Percy Borges saved Curiphila Eagles from getting behind. After 95 played minutes Curiphila Eagles got a freekick which was hit by Téo Vianna. After having played for 96 minutes, Yasin Yasin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Yasin Yasin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆ had won after a very even match.