U23 World League

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Spectators: 7721 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Feyzullay Taşkıner started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Fc Benefica's goalkeeper Carsten Sloothaak, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 4th minute Jessie Nangam shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carsten Sloothaak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carsten Sloothaak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jessie Nangam in the 8th minute of the match. In the 8th minute Jessie Nangam shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carsten Sloothaak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fc Benefica's Carsten Sloothaak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Israel Luken in the 11th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, Israel Luken notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Fc Benefica's Carsten Sloothaak. Carsten Sloothaak was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Carsten Sloothaak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jessie Nangam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute Yuri Paauwe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilfredo Manilan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carsten Sloothaak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Efrain Venceslao in the 22nd minute of the match. Branco FC's Wilfredo Manilan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Branco FC from getting a goal against them. Carsten Sloothaak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiburcio Cordaryal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute Branco FC were awarded a corner. Leonides Eriz went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Branco FC's corner Leonides Eriz fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Carsten Sloothaak quite easily take care of the ball. The supporters of Branco FC booed when Fc Benefica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yuri Paauwe didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 32nd minute of the match Leonides Eriz sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Carsten Sloothaak skillfully saved the ball. After 36 minutes of play, Fc Benefica's Feyzullay Taşkıner made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wilfredo Manilan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jessie Nangam scored 1-2 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Carsten Sloothaak, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 42nd minute, Jessie Nangam made a precise shot to the right of Carsten Sloothaak. Fc Benefica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. 46 minutes into the match, Branco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Feyzullay Taşkıner came free, but Wilfredo Manilan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Israel Luken made a kick off. After 52 minutes of play, Branco FC's Jessie Nangam made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Carsten Sloothaak was left in no man's land by his defense there! Carsten Sloothaak made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Israel Luken sent off a good shot on target. Wilfredo Manilan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Feyzullay Taşkıner, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Branco FC's Wilfredo Manilan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Feyzullay Taşkıner in the 75th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiburcio Cordaryal in the 77th minute of play forced Fc Benefica's goalkeeper Carsten Sloothaak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Jessie Nangam could shoot a difficult shot in the 79th minute, which Carsten Sloothaak however easily saved by the left post. 81 minutes into the match, Fc Benefica's goal looked a bit too open when Israel Luken came free, but Carsten Sloothaak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, Fc Benefica's goalkeeper Carsten Sloothaak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tiburcio Cordaryal. Carsten Sloothaak made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Jessie Nangam sent off a good shot on target. After 86 minutes, Hugo Andriessen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fc Benefica and the Branco FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Carsten Sloothaak made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jessie Nangam in the 92nd minute. Feyzullay Taşkıner hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The Fc Benefica supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Branco FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Branco FC.