U23 World League

Marcos Mazer
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alessandro Zonta got the match started through his kick off. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Sefa Rahmet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marc Overmars in the 5th minute of play. Mert Kerdiğe scored 0-1 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Adriano Carneiro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 10 minutes into the match, VOTE MAZERMG!'s goal looked a bit too open when Mert Kerdiğe came free, but Adriano Carneiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adriano Carneiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mert Kerdiğe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Félix Torres hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. VOTE MAZERMG!'s Adriano Carneiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mert Kerdiğe in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mert Kerdiğe in the 25th minute of play forced VOTE MAZERMG!'s goalkeeper Adriano Carneiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's attack was well implemented in the 25th minute, but when Mert Kerdiğe was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Buğrahan Ülkü got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 31 minutes of play, 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Mert Kerdiğe made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Adriano Carneiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sefa Rahmet was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Beraldo Soberano. Alessandro Zonta came free with the goalkeeper in the 48th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Sefa Rahmet could save by the left post. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vural Sağlamer made a kick off. Thanks to some nice moves Mert Kerdiğe could shoot a difficult shot in the 52nd minute, which Adriano Carneiro however easily saved by the left post. VOTE MAZERMG!'s Adriano Carneiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mert Kerdiğe in the 59th minute of play. After 61 minutes, Félix Torres mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the VOTE MAZERMG! and the 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB booed when VOTE MAZERMG! was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Félix Torres didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sefa Rahmet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessandro Zonta in the 66th minute of play. In the 69th minute, Alessandro Zonta made a precise shot to the right of Sefa Rahmet. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. 72 minutes into the match, 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Mert Kerdiğe sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Adriano Carneiro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 73rd minute Marc Overmars shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sefa Rahmet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's goal looked a bit too open when Yuri Alberto came free, but Sefa Rahmet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sefa Rahmet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yuri Alberto in the 80th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alessandro Zonta in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sefa Rahmet prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 82 minutes into the match, 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's goal looked a bit too open when Alessandro Zonta came free, but Sefa Rahmet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 84 minutes into the match, 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Coronado came free, but Sefa Rahmet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 87th minute, Marc Overmars left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The VOTE MAZERMG! fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. In the 95th minute, Yuri Alberto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sefa Rahmet was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-3. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.