U23 World League

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Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Yakup Kadri Akbatur took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Yakup Kadri Akbatur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carlos Eduardo Lara hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Vítor Roque sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 13th minute Doriva Quintal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nazil Sufi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The ATHLETICO PRaiano fans' excitement grew in the 17th match minute when ATHLETICO PRaiano's Márcio Cardoso 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Necmettin Dafi charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Necmettin Dafi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 23 played minutes Hendek Spor Kulübü got a freekick which was hit by Necmettin Dafi. Nazil Sufi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Márcio Cardoso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th match minute, ATHLETICO PRaiano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gugu Leme to maneuver through the defense. In the 28th minute of the match Güneri Canpolat sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dida Freire skillfully saved the ball. Gugu Leme blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nazil Sufi having to make a save. In the 35th minute, Márcio Cardoso ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nazil Sufi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Nazil Sufi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vítor Roque in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yakup Kadri Akbatur in the 45th minute of play forced ATHLETICO PRaiano's goalkeeper Dida Freire to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Márcio Cardoso to strike the kick off in the second half. Nazil Sufi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doriva Quintal in the 51st minute of play. In the 55th minute, Armağan Mengübay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 56 minutes into the match, Vítor Roque dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Nazil Sufi, 0-4. Nazil Sufi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Eduardo Lara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 63 played minutes ATHLETICO PRaiano got a freekick which was hit by Patrick Quintal. After a rather tough play, ATHLETICO PRaiano's Gualter Hoffmann got a free kick in the 63rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Güneri Canpolat in the 64th minute of play forced ATHLETICO PRaiano's goalkeeper Dida Freire to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hendek Spor Kulübü's goalkeeper Nazil Sufi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Doriva Quintal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Nazil Sufi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Vítor Roque had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nazil Sufi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Doriva Quintal showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 78 minute of play. In the 82ndth minute of the game Vítor Roque who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hendek Spor Kulübü's Nazil Sufi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 82nd match minute, Hendek Spor Kulübü was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nusrettin Uçman to maneuver through the defense. In the 83rd minute Vítor Roque shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nazil Sufi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vítor Roque received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nazil Sufi came out and tried to block the shot, but Vítor Roque slotted it home off the left post making it 0-6 in the 88th minute. The Hendek Spor Kulübü fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ATHLETICO PRaiano were clearly better and deserved to take the win.