U23 World League

Héroes de Arauco
Spectators: 7998 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) Rodrigo Nestor started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 11th minute Nicki Nick shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nahuel Catrileo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mehmet Akif Ersoy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sebati Doğulu in the 13th minute. Nahuel Catrileo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Nestor, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. 16 minutes into the match, ZigZag Athletic's goalkeeper Mehmet Akif Ersoy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gerard Utrera. When the match clock showed 20 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Sebati Doğulu sped through ZigZag Athletic's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Mehmet Akif Ersoy. Mehmet Akif Ersoy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerard Utrera in the 26th minute of play. Mehmet Akif Ersoy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebati Doğulu in the 30th minute of play. After 32 played minutes ZigZag Athletic got a freekick which was hit by Marcus Isaksson. The audience held their breath when Niceto Baettig in the 36th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Mehmet Akif Ersoy's left hand side. The audience was convinced that Rodrigo Nestor's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nahuel Catrileo was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. With an all-out effort, C.F. Leftraro's Mehmet Akif Ersoy threw himself towards the right post 42 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Sebati Doğulu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a rather tough play, ZigZag Athletic's Marek Wyrzykowski got a free kick in the 44th minute. If Sebati Doğulu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Sebati Doğulu might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mehmet Akif Ersoy. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sebati Doğulu ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the C.F. Leftraro defense, Rodrigo Nestor kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nahuel Catrileo. The C.F. Leftraro fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nahuel Catrileo should have stopped the shot. Mehmet Akif Ersoy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amaru Marileo in the 60th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Sebati Doğulu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mehmet Akif Ersoy was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Gerard Utrera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 64th match minute, ZigZag Athletic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hector Ares to maneuver through the defense. In the 65th minute Sebati Doğulu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mehmet Akif Ersoy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mehmet Akif Ersoy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerard Utrera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. C.F. Leftraro were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after ZigZag Athletic's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Chico Ernesti took the corner. Chico Ernesti made a great header on C.F. Leftraro's corner, it was just that ZigZag Athletic's Mehmet Akif Ersoy managed to reach the ball for a save. Amaru Marileo hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. C.F. Leftraro's Theobald Sadin was substituted for Jonatán Gebler. The supporters of ZigZag Athletic booed when C.F. Leftraro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amaru Marileo didn't get a good kick on the ball. 74 minutes into the match, ZigZag Athletic's goal looked a bit too open when Amaru Marileo came free, but Mehmet Akif Ersoy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, C.F. Leftraro's Eduardo Schmidt got a free kick in the 75th minute. C.F. Leftraro's Lautaro Millanao was substituted for Amaru Marileo. In the 76th match minute, C.F. Leftraro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eduardo Schmidt to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to ZigZag Athletic getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Nicki Nick hit a great ball. In the 85th match minute, ZigZag Athletic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicki Nick to maneuver through the defense. 86 minutes into the match, ZigZag Athletic's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Millanao came free, but Mehmet Akif Ersoy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcus Isaksson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerard Utrera in the 90th minute of play forced ZigZag Athletic's goalkeeper Mehmet Akif Ersoy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nahuel Catrileo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tiago Corrêa in the 91st minute. In the 92nd minute of the match, Tiago Corrêa got a very nice opportunity to score, but Nahuel Catrileo was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 95 minutes, Fidel Shantala mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ZigZag Athletic and the C.F. Leftraro players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, ZigZag Athletic's Fidel Shantala got a free kick in the 95th minute.