U23 World League

MANAVGAT ARENA
Spectators: 7749 (Terracing: 5813, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dobromir Nakoneczny took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Jonatán Cabello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jacob Belém showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonatán Cabello, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. When Navalito's Loreno Acharan in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ₳Ⱡ₳ł̇ɎɆ ₣₵'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 8th minute Jonatán Cabello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacob Belém saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 10 minutes of play, Navalito's Jonatán Cabello made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jacob Belém was left in no man's land by his defense there! Juan Ignacio Grove made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dobromir Nakoneczny in the 14th minute of play. The attack was good, but when Dobromir Nakoneczny in the 15th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In the 18thth minute of the game Dobromir Nakoneczny who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Navalito's Juan Ignacio Grove was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jonatán Cabello in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jacob Belém saved ₳Ⱡ₳ł̇ɎɆ ₣₵ from getting behind. Juan Ignacio Grove made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Atak Yaren in the 23rd minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Navalito's goalkeeper Juan Ignacio Grove had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Atak Yaren. In the 33rdth minute of the game Jonatán Cabello who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ₳Ⱡ₳ł̇ɎɆ ₣₵'s Jacob Belém was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Hakan Helvacı's late challenge caught a Navalito's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hakan Helvacı helped the player get up and apologised. After 34 played minutes ₳Ⱡ₳ł̇ɎɆ ₣₵ got a freekick which was hit by Hakan Helvacı. Jonatán Cabello blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jacob Belém having to make a save. Jacob Belém took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonatán Cabello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jacob Belém showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonatán Cabello, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Jonatán Cabello blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jacob Belém having to make a save. 45 minutes into the match, ₳Ⱡ₳ł̇ɎɆ ₣₵'s goal looked a bit too open when Jonatán Cabello came free, but Jacob Belém reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 47 minutes, Nuno Vergílio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Navalito and the ₳Ⱡ₳ł̇ɎɆ ₣₵ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 47th minute, Nuno Vergílio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Loreno Acharan to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Hakan Helvacı hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Jonatán Cabello managed to get in a good position for a shot. Navalito's supporters rose to their feet, but Jonatán Cabello was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jacob Belém breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arif Nihat Ulubaş fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juan Ignacio Grove having to interfere. Atak Yaren hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. 65 minutes into the match, ₳Ⱡ₳ł̇ɎɆ ₣₵'s goal looked a bit too open when Jonatán Cabello came free, but Jacob Belém reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, Jonatán Cabello notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of ₳Ⱡ₳ł̇ɎɆ ₣₵'s Jacob Belém. Jacob Belém was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Arif Nihat Ulubaş fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juan Ignacio Grove having to interfere. Jacob Belém made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Virgilio Buendia sent off a good shot on target. In the 75th minute of the match Navalito got a corner. ₳Ⱡ₳ł̇ɎɆ ₣₵'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Loreno Acharan ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Lorencio Winter heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dobromir Nakoneczny in the 84th minute of play forced Navalito's goalkeeper Juan Ignacio Grove to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th minute, Virgilio Buendia 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. Virgilio Buendia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Navalito had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.