U23 World League

El Cilindro de Miami
Spectators: 8417 (Terracing: 6313, Seating: 1936, VIP seats: 168) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Shane Smiley started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Chu Zheng Yu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Johannes Sobeck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Johannes Sobeck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chu Zheng Yu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 7 minutes into the match, Racing Miami Futbol Club's goal looked a bit too open when Babür Gürgen came free, but Guilherme Veiga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Racing Miami Futbol Club defense, Babür Gürgen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Guilherme Veiga. The Racing Miami Futbol Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Guilherme Veiga should have stopped the shot. Tarık Sehhar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Shane Smiley could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Johannes Sobeck made a huge save. Tarık Sehhar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Guilherme Veiga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Babür Gürgen came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the LOI 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 Babür Gürgen couldn't finish the play. Racing Miami Futbol Club's Guilherme Veiga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Babür Gürgen in the 29th minute of play. When Battal Gazi Rehber fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LOI's protests and gave Battal Gazi Rehber a yellow card for diving instead. In the 37th minute, Babür Gürgen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Guilherme Veiga was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. When the match clock showed 42 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Tarık Sehhar sped through Racing Miami Futbol Club's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Guilherme Veiga. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Babür Gürgen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, LOI's Tarık Sehhar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Guilherme Veiga narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Guilherme Veiga was a little too slow when Babür Gürgen got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 54th minute. The score was now 0-4. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Racing Miami Futbol Club's goalkeeper Guilherme Veiga, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Babür Gürgen in the 65th minute of play forced Racing Miami Futbol Club's goalkeeper Guilherme Veiga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th match minute, Racing Miami Futbol Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nathanial Coppack to maneuver through the defense. LOI made a substitution. Rickard Thidén replaced Babür Gürgen. A collision led to Racing Miami Futbol Club getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Nathanial Coppack hit a great ball. Guilherme Veiga made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mustafa Barış Yarlık in the 69th minute. After a rather tough play, LOI's Metin Semi got a free kick in the 71st minute. Johannes Sobeck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shane Smiley in the 73rd minute of play. In the 74th minute, Rickard Thidén 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. 77 minutes into the game, Keenan Worthington cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Johannes Sobeck was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. LOI made a substitution. Alp Yaşar replaced Faruk Bucuklu. Johannes Sobeck stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Keenan Worthington's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. Johannes Sobeck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Keenan Worthington, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Johannes Sobeck stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Keenan Worthington's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. LOI walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.