U23 World League

Ozanköy Arena
Spectators: 7785 (Terracing: 5840, Seating: 1790, VIP seats: 155) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ren Xi Chen kicked off to start the match. In the 8th minute of the match, Vincent Abubakar got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ciro Ostadar was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Ozanköy u21's Seyhan Atlıhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicasio Jaume in the 10th minute of play. Seyhan Atlıhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicasio Jaume in the 10th minute of play. Ciro Ostadar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ren Xi Chen in the 11th minute of play. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind alvarado's goalkeeper Ciro Ostadar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 15 minutes alvarado's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Anders Eriksson who took care of the corner kick. Seyhan Atlıhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aquilino Txartiko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 20 minutes into the game, Nicasio Jaume cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Seyhan Atlıhan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ciro Ostadar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ren Xi Chen, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 27th minute Ozanköy u21 were awarded a corner. Anders Eriksson went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Resulhan Lemi heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After a rather tough play, Ozanköy u21's Resulhan Lemi got a free kick in the 27th minute. When the match had gone on for 30 minutes, Ren Xi Chen took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Ciro Ostadar to make any attempt to save it. With a little luck, alvarado's Ciro Ostadar got control of the ball when Ren Xi Chen tried to sneak it across the goal line. alvarado's Donato Ihintza quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Diego Lugano, made in the 36th minute of the game. Seyhan Atlıhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aquilino Txartiko, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. 40 minutes into the game, Ren Xi Chen lined in a short shot 2-1 behind a frustrated Ciro Ostadar. Justino Gonza hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Ren Xi Chen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ciro Ostadar was relentless in the 45th minute of the game.

The wind increased when Aquilino Txartiko made the kick off in the second half. Aquilino Txartiko's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Seyhan Atlıhan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. The supporters of Ozanköy u21 booed when alvarado was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergio Palban didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 59th minute, Ren Xi Chen got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Dalmacio Perez hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Ren Xi Chen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ciro Ostadar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. After 62 minutes alvarado's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Anders Eriksson who took care of the corner kick. Ren Xi Chen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ciro Ostadar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Resulhan Lemi, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Ren Xi Chen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Ciro Ostadar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ciro Ostadar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vincent Abubakar in the 77th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ren Xi Chen in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ciro Ostadar saved alvarado from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Ren Xi Chen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ciro Ostadar was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Ciro Ostadar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ren Xi Chen, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. alvarado's Ciro Ostadar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ren Xi Chen in the 86th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Justino Gonza during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, alvarado's Justino Gonza got a free kick in the 87th minute. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind alvarado's goalkeeper Ciro Ostadar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 90 minutes, Ren Xi Chen made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. alvarado's Ciro Ostadar tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, alvarado's Dalmacio Perez got a free kick in the 94th minute. In the 95th minute of the match Anders Eriksson shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ciro Ostadar showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The Ozanköy u21 fans' excitement grew in the 96th match minute when Ozanköy u21's Ren Xi Chen looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Ozanköy u21 had played much better football throughout.