U23 World League

Viejo Monumental
Spectators: 8427 (Terracing: 6321, Seating: 1938, VIP seats: 168) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Claudio Echeverri took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ríver Late's Geovani de Salles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rıfat Helvacı in the 4th minute of play. When LOI's Rıfat Helvacı in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ríver Late's goalie prevented a goal. Geovani de Salles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Önder İlsak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 11 minutes into the game, Ríver Late's Claudio Echeverri nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mehmet Fatih Erbelgin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 14th minute, Orhan Seyfi Eryildiz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Claudio Echeverri's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Mehmet Fatih Erbelgin firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudio Echeverri in the 17th minute of play forced LOI's goalkeeper Mehmet Fatih Erbelgin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ríver Late's Geovani de Salles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Önder İlsak in the 24th minute of play. LOI's Mehmet Fatih Erbelgin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save LOI from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mustafa Barış Yarlık in the 32nd minute of play forced Ríver Late's goalkeeper Geovani de Salles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute LOI were awarded a corner. Hikmet Şafakgün went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led LOI's Hikmet Şafakgün to fire away a dangerous shot which Geovani de Salles despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 37thth minute of the game Claudio Echeverri who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LOI's Mehmet Fatih Erbelgin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Önder İlsak in the 40th minute of play forced Ríver Late's goalkeeper Geovani de Salles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ríver Late's Geovani de Salles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Numan Tüzel in the 42nd minute of play. In the 45thth minute of the game Numan Tüzel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ríver Late's Geovani de Salles was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Claudio Echeverri got free with Mehmet Fatih Erbelgin in the 48th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Önder İlsak was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudio Echeverri in the 55th minute of play forced LOI's goalkeeper Mehmet Fatih Erbelgin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rick Haremeijer during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Ríver Late's Rick Haremeijer got a free kick in the 56th minute. Mehmet Fatih Erbelgin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudio Echeverri in the 58th minute of play. Ríver Late's Geovani de Salles proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Ríver Late from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Önder İlsak kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Geovani de Salles. That made the score 1-1 in the 65 minute of play. Ríver Late made a substitution. Carl Skytt replaced Silvério Vargas. 70 minutes into the match, LOI's goal looked a bit too open when Dimas Barrientos came free, but Mehmet Fatih Erbelgin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. LOI's Mehmet Fatih Erbelgin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carl Skytt in the 74th minute of play. Mehmet Fatih Erbelgin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimas Barrientos, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. With 78 minutes on the clock, İsa Hacılar commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. İsa Hacılar hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Mehmet Fatih Erbelgin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dolfo Clemente in the 79th minute of the match. Mehmet Fatih Erbelgin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimas Barrientos, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Mehmet Fatih Erbelgin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carl Skytt in the 82nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baran Sarka in the 90th minute of play forced LOI's goalkeeper Mehmet Fatih Erbelgin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. LOI's Mehmet Fatih Erbelgin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimas Barrientos in the 93rd minute of play. 95 minutes into the match, Dimas Barrientos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mehmet Fatih Erbelgin. LOI's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dimas Barrientos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1.