U23 World League

R Park
Spectators: 8429 (Terracing: 6323, Seating: 1938, VIP seats: 168) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Róbert Benkó took the kick off in the first half of the match. Färid Mondragón showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Muammer Topuz in the 3rd minute of the match. Armada's Färid Mondragón played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nebi Tezkan in the 10th minute of play. Färid Mondragón took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nebi Tezkan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 14 minutes into the match, Armada's Róbert Benkó sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Altay Bayındır narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Färid Mondragón took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nebi Tezkan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. SARI ZEYBEK's Altay Bayındır proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save SARI ZEYBEK from getting a goal against them. SARI ZEYBEK's Altay Bayındır played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Róbert Benkó in the 26th minute of play. If Edgar Șeicaru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Róbert Benkó managed to get in a good position for a shot. Armada's supporters rose to their feet, but Róbert Benkó was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Altay Bayındır breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Róbert Benkó recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nebi Tezkan made a kick off. SARI ZEYBEK's attentive Kim Min managed to snatch the ball when Vali Caramarin made a throw-in in the 51st minute of the game. Muammer Topuz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Färid Mondragón made a huge save. Armada's Vali Caramarin quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Kim Min, made in the 57th minute of the game. Altay Bayındır took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Róbert Benkó, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Armada's Färid Mondragón got control of the ball when Muammer Topuz tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind SARI ZEYBEK's goalkeeper Altay Bayındır, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Altay Bayındır showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Róbert Benkó in the 75th minute of the match. When Edgar Șeicaru came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Armada fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Edgar Șeicaru couldn't finish the play. SARI ZEYBEK made a substitution. Özkan Özyuva replaced Nebi Tezkan. Armada's Călin Popârcea was substituted for Dumitru Bidulescu. SARI ZEYBEK made a substitution. Orkun Adar replaced Muammer Topuz. SARI ZEYBEK's Stefanos Ntountas was substituted for Gürbüz Karluk. Armada made a substitution. Filomeno Igon replaced Róbert Benkó. SARI ZEYBEK's Altay Bayındır played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filomeno Igon in the 81st minute of play. SARI ZEYBEK were furious when Tanju Esenboğa was red carded, 83 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Tanju Esenboğa kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Vali Caramarin took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 85th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Altay Bayındır. SARI ZEYBEK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Färid Mondragón showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kurtuluş As, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Färid Mondragón stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Özkan Özyuva's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.