U23 World League

Estádio Uno Mille
Spectators: 7663 (Terracing: 5748, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) Igor Neto's late challenge caught a Anatolia FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Igor Neto helped the player get up and apologised. Sílvio Couto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abdulkerim Sebat's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. 10 minutes into the match, Anatolia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hoàng Thuy came free, but Haluk Sarıcabay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Haluk Sarıcabay made an important save on a dangerous shot by Igor Neto in the 17th minute. If Hoàng Thuy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hoàng Thuy in the 20th minute of play forced Anatolia FC's goalkeeper Haluk Sarıcabay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Paulo Cunha in the 23rd minute of play forced Anatolia FC's goalkeeper Haluk Sarıcabay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sílvio Couto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hüseyin Rahmi Savni in the 24th minute of play. Ege Çavuş kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Sílvio Couto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdulkerim Sebat in the 31st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Anatolia FC's Ramazan Ersan got a free kick in the 33rd minute. 37 minutes into the match, Uno Mille FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abdulkerim Sebat came free, but Sílvio Couto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ramazan Ersan struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Sílvio Couto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Anatolia FC. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hüseyin Rahmi Savni made a kick off. Anatolia FC's Haluk Sarıcabay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hoàng Thuy in the 52nd minute of play. In the 53rd minute, Giuseppe Bueno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Haluk Sarıcabay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Paulo Cunha in the 60th minute of the match. Haluk Sarıcabay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hoàng Thuy, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. The supporters of Uno Mille FC booed when Anatolia FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Macit Barkın didn't get a good kick on the ball. Macit Barkın's late challenge caught a Uno Mille FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Macit Barkın helped the player get up and apologised. In the 64th match minute, Anatolia FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Macit Barkın to maneuver through the defense. Igor Neto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Haluk Sarıcabay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Haluk Sarıcabay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hoàng Thuy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Haluk Sarıcabay came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by Uno Mille FC's Hoàng Thuy. But to his dismay, Hoàng Thuy quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Igor Neto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Haluk Sarıcabay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hoàng Thuy took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Haluk Sarıcabay. Haluk Sarıcabay dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Neto in the 86th minute of play forced Anatolia FC's goalkeeper Haluk Sarıcabay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Anatolia FC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Gafur Cingöz hit a great ball. Uno Mille FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 94th minute, when Hüseyin Rahmi Savni scored to the left of an out of position Sílvio Couto, making the score, 2-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the Anatolia FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Uno Mille FC.