U23 World League

Anatolia Arena
Spectators: 7680 (Terracing: 5761, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hüseyin Rahmi Savni got the match started through his kick off. PLUMIN's Cecilio Uxio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hüseyin Rahmi Savni in the 3rd minute of play. In the 4th minute of the match Anatolia FC got a corner. PLUMIN's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gafur Cingöz ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to Anatolia FC's Bayındır Mehmet Okergun getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Guido Franco charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Guido Franco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 11th match minute, PLUMIN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guido Franco to maneuver through the defense. In the 16th minute Gafur Cingöz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cecilio Uxio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, PLUMIN's goal looked a bit too open when Ramazan Ersan came free, but Cecilio Uxio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, PLUMIN's Cecilio Uxio got control of the ball when Ramazan Ersan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cecilio Uxio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hüseyin Rahmi Savni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Haluk Sarıcabay stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Oberst-Wilhelm Jääskeläinen's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. Haluk Sarıcabay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oberst-Wilhelm Jääskeläinen, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rômulo Godoi in the 37th minute of play forced Anatolia FC's goalkeeper Haluk Sarıcabay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute, Rômulo Godoi made a precise shot to the right of Haluk Sarıcabay. Anatolia FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Oberst-Wilhelm Jääskeläinen made the kick off in the second half. Anatolia FC's Haluk Sarıcabay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rômulo Godoi in the 51st minute of play. In the 52nd minute, Octavio Deunoro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. PLUMIN's Oberst-Wilhelm Jääskeläinen got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Haluk Sarıcabay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rômulo Godoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. If Rômulo Godoi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 59th minute, PLUMIN's Rômulo Godoi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. When PLUMIN's Rômulo Godoi in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Anatolia FC's goalie prevented a goal. Anatolia FC's Haluk Sarıcabay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rômulo Godoi in the 68th minute of play. 71 minutes into the game, Baykal Ugraş was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Anatolia FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PLUMIN the free kick. Haluk Sarıcabay made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Oberst-Wilhelm Jääskeläinen sent off a good shot on target. Cecilio Uxio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hüseyin Rahmi Savni in the 74th minute of the match. Rômulo Godoi struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Haluk Sarıcabay didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for PLUMIN. Haluk Sarıcabay stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rômulo Godoi's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. Haluk Sarıcabay was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Oberst-Wilhelm Jääskeläinen showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 86 minute of play. Rômulo Godoi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Haluk Sarıcabay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 96 minutes into the game, Oberst-Wilhelm Jääskeläinen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Haluk Sarıcabay was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. PLUMIN walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.