U23 World League

Auquintas Velodrom
Spectators: 7620 (Terracing: 5716, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Serhan Şahin got the match started through his kick off. Mustafa Haydar Darga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flavio Orkatz, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 5th minute, one of Enhebrator FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Enhebrator FC. A sloppy throw-in by Behiç Okcun in the 10th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Enhebrator FC's Cesar Chumo. After a rather tough play, Veritas F.C's Selçuk Haylaz got a free kick in the 14th minute. Veritas F.C's Selçuk Haylaz shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 26th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Apolo Horado but with some difficulty. 30 minutes into the match, Enhebrator FC's goalkeeper Apolo Horado had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Serhan Şahin. Enhebrator FC's Apolo Horado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serhan Şahin in the 32nd minute of play. 37 minutes into the game, Tarzan Puyol was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Enhebrator FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Veritas F.C the free kick. Enhebrator FC's Apolo Horado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Numan Yalım in the 47th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Flavio Orkatz made a kick off. After 55 played minutes Veritas F.C got a freekick which was hit by Necaettin Direm. After a rather tough play, Enhebrator FC's Santos Aurre got a free kick in the 60th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serhan Şahin in the 62nd minute of play forced Enhebrator FC's goalkeeper Apolo Horado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 62 minutes into the match, Serhan Şahin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Apolo Horado. Enhebrator FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Serhan Şahin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Serhan Şahin in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Apolo Horado saved Enhebrator FC from getting behind. A collision led to Enhebrator FC getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Tarzan Puyol hit a great ball. In the 79th minute of the game Behiç Okcun made a throw-in which Necaettin Direm played forward. In the 80th minute, Numan Yalım 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. After a rather tough play, Veritas F.C's Selçuk Haylaz got a free kick in the 81st minute. 85 minutes into the game, Necaettin Direm threw the ball into play from the sideline. Enhebrator FC's Paul-Henri Maldini quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Mustafa Haydar Darga made a fabulous save on Esteve Markel's shot towards the left post in the 91st minute of the game. In the 93rd minute Enhebrator FC were awarded a corner. Lucio Ikatz went to the cornerflag to take it. Enhebrator FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.