U23 World League

Sami Zübeyr Arena
Spectators: 8023 (Terracing: 6019, Seating: 1845, VIP seats: 159) FC Maci -MM-'s Vladimir Kramnik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Clodomiro Morera in the 11th minute of play. Denis Uzuri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anatoly Karpov in the 20th minute. Vladimir Kramnik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clodomiro Morera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aron Simion hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. 25 minutes into the match, FC Maci -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Jupp Ota came free, but Vladimir Kramnik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. CD SHETTANI were awarded a corner in the 26th minute after FC Maci -MM-'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Kenneth Aguilar took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Leo Blen got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Vladimir Kramnik quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. CD SHETTANI's Denis Uzuri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anatoly Karpov in the 28th minute of play. In the 31st minute Kenneth Aguilar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimir Kramnik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jupp Ota in the 32nd minute of play forced FC Maci -MM-'s goalkeeper Vladimir Kramnik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anatoly Karpov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Denis Uzuri having to make a save. Denis Uzuri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anatoly Karpov in the 38th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Clodomiro Morera's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vladimir Kramnik was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. A nice corner shot did that Garry Kasparov got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Denis Uzuri quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Clodomiro Morera was the one to do the kick off. Vladimir Kramnik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clodomiro Morera in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 58th minute, José Capablanca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. CD SHETTANI's Alexander Morera was substituted for Leo Blen. After 62 played minutes CD SHETTANI got a freekick which was hit by Jan Maciejewski. FC Maci -MM-'s Anatoly Karpov got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vladimir Kramnik made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jan Maciejewski in the 67th minute. The supporters of FC Maci -MM- booed when CD SHETTANI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rogelio Garro didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of FC Maci -MM- booed when CD SHETTANI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rogelio Garro didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, FC Maci -MM-'s Vladimir Kramnik got control of the ball when Jan Maciejewski tried to sneak it across the goal line. CD SHETTANI's Denis Uzuri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anatoly Karpov in the 75th minute of play. 77 minutes into the game, Nechifor Brad was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Maci -MM-'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CD SHETTANI the free kick. The supporters of CD SHETTANI booed when FC Maci -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nechifor Brad didn't get a good kick on the ball. CD SHETTANI's Guter Noya was substituted for Kenneth Aguilar. In the 78th match minute, FC Maci -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nechifor Brad to maneuver through the defense. Mainor Calderon hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 82nd match minute, FC Maci -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anatoly Karpov to maneuver through the defense. After 84 minutes of play, FC Maci -MM-'s Anatoly Karpov made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Denis Uzuri was left in no man's land by his defense there! Vladimir Kramnik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guter Noya in the 88th minute of play. Vladimir Kramnik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sun Guang Jian in the 91st minute of the match. From a short distance, CD SHETTANI's Sun Guang Jian, in the 91st minute, tried to place the ball behind Vladimir Kramnik, but the ball hit the right post on the wrong side and went out. After 93 played minutes CD SHETTANI got a freekick which was hit by Rogelio Garro. Nechifor Brad kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The FC Maci -MM- support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.