U23 World League

La Boutique
Spectators: 7674 (Terracing: 5756, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Bernardo Mota made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Wesley Sneijder hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Denis Haitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Figo in the 8th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Figo in the 8th minute of play forced Talleres FC's goalkeeper Denis Haitz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Denis Haitz came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by Gothic Souls's Öztürk Umuralp. But to his dismay, Öztürk Umuralp quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. If Luis Figo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 17 minutes into the game, Asaf Eyüpoğlu threw the ball into play from the sideline. Talleres FC's Prospero Astigar quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Denis Haitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Figo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th minute of the match Gothic Souls got a corner. Talleres FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Wesley Sneijder ran over to the corner to take the kick. Wesley Sneijder made a great header on Gothic Souls's corner, it was just that Talleres FC's Denis Haitz managed to reach the ball for a save. 23 minutes into the game, Luis Figo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Denis Haitz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 30th minute Selmo Francisco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orhun İltemur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, Talleres FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Figo came free, but Denis Haitz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Denis Haitz came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by Gothic Souls's Luis Figo. But to his dismay, Luis Figo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luis Figo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Talleres FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Figo came free, but Denis Haitz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gothic Souls's Orhun İltemur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardo Mota in the 61st minute of play. In the 64th minute, Luis Figo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Denis Haitz was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. After a rather tough play, Talleres FC's Armando Igon got a free kick in the 71st minute. In the 72nd minute Luis Figo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Denis Haitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arif Ozan Gökdoğan hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Gothic Souls's zone, Selmo Francisco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Orhun İltemur came out of the goal and Selmo Francisco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Talleres FC's Denis Haitz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Talleres FC from getting a goal against them. After 81 minutes, Augusto Ixaka mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Talleres FC and the Gothic Souls players grew even worse after the yellow card. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Luis Figo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gothic Souls's supporters rose to their feet, but Luis Figo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Denis Haitz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Gothic Souls's Luis Figo in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Talleres FC's goalie prevented a goal. 92 minutes into the match, Talleres FC's goalkeeper Denis Haitz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luis Figo. The crowd rose to their feet as Gothic Souls's Öztürk Umuralp slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Denis Haitz. That made the score 0-6 after 95 minutes of play. The Gothic Souls players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.