U23 World League

Congo Bongo Stadium
Spectators: 7587 (Terracing: 5691, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lino Tonete got the match started through his kick off. Bernardino Nevada stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Onur Ali Mirkelam's shot from short distance in the 2nd minute. In the 4th match minute, Congo Bongo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benicio Poz to maneuver through the defense. 6 minutes into the match, Onur Ali Mirkelam notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Congo Bongo's Bernardino Nevada. Bernardino Nevada was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, GeNÇ ÇoTaNaKLaR's Sancar Aktemur got control of the ball when Ramiro Blai tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bernardino Nevada showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Onur Ali Mirkelam, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Bernardino Nevada showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erhan Ayık in the 26th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tacettin Revha in the 29th minute of play forced Congo Bongo's goalkeeper Bernardino Nevada to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bernardino Nevada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erhan Ayık in the 29th minute of play. Bernardino Nevada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tacettin Revha in the 33rd minute of play. Bernardino Nevada showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tacettin Revha, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. The supporters of Congo Bongo booed when GeNÇ ÇoTaNaKLaR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aşır Akaltan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bernardino Nevada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tacettin Revha in the 39th minute of play. The supporters of GeNÇ ÇoTaNaKLaR booed when Congo Bongo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Regis didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Tonete in the 45th minute of play forced GeNÇ ÇoTaNaKLaR's goalkeeper Sancar Aktemur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bayezit Başar kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Erhan Ayık to make the kick off. Sancar Aktemur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lino Tonete, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Congo Bongo's Bernardino Nevada proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Congo Bongo from getting a goal against them. Congo Bongo's Bernardino Nevada proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Congo Bongo from getting a goal against them. 59 minutes into the match, Fulgencio Pedroso notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of GeNÇ ÇoTaNaKLaR's Sancar Aktemur. Sancar Aktemur was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Onur Ali Mirkelam got free with Bernardino Nevada in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 65th minute, Lázaro Berdoi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Congo Bongo's Bernardino Nevada got control of the ball when Erhan Ayık tried to sneak it across the goal line. Erhan Ayık could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Bernardino Nevada made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Congo Bongo's zone, Erhan Ayık stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bernardino Nevada came out of the goal and Erhan Ayık tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bernardino Nevada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tacettin Revha in the 75th minute of play. The goalkeeper, Bernardino Nevada, was totally fooled by GeNÇ ÇoTaNaKLaR's Bayezit Başar, who 79 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Cihangir Başkurt's late challenge caught a Congo Bongo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cihangir Başkurt helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to GeNÇ ÇoTaNaKLaR getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Cihangir Başkurt hit a great ball. Onur Ali Mirkelam could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Bernardino Nevada made a huge save. GeNÇ ÇoTaNaKLaR were awarded a corner in the 86th minute after Congo Bongo's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bayezit Başar took the corner. The corner ended in Bayezit Başar almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Congo Bongo's Bernardino Nevada did a great save. Ramiro Blai kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Erhan Ayık's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Bernardino Nevada firmly grabbed it by the left post. Erhan Ayık could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Bernardino Nevada made a huge save. In the 95th minute Erhan Ayık shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardino Nevada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. GeNÇ ÇoTaNaKLaR's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.