U23 World League

Carqueja
Spectators: 7816 (Terracing: 5864, Seating: 1797, VIP seats: 155) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Eduardo Camavinga made the kick off which started today's match. 6 minutes into the match, S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's goalkeeper Thomas Ravelli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leopoldo Benavidez. 7 minutes into the game, Leopoldo Benavidez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Thomas Ravelli was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 9th match minute, S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mümin Ersezen to maneuver through the defense. With an all-out effort, Carqueja's Thomas Ravelli threw himself towards the right post 12 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Mogel Izcaray, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 27th minute Eduardo Camavinga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kerem Ceyhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Thomas Ravelli managed to avoid a goal in the 31stth minute, when Carqueja's Dantel Villatoro fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Thomas Ravelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fiz Loño in the 34th minute of the match. Kerem Ceyhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduardo Camavinga in the 36th minute of play. Uzuri Zamarripa kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. After having played for 41 minutes, Fiz Loño managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Carqueja's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fiz Loño was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 46 minutes, Orlondo Mathey mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Carqueja and the S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Carqueja getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Orlondo Mathey hit a great ball. 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 Dantel Villatoro made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Onur Ali Batıhan in the 51st minute of play forced Carqueja's goalkeeper Kerem Ceyhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mogel Izcaray took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 54th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Thomas Ravelli. S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Kerem Ceyhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wang Rong Jing, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Vilgot Cane charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vilgot Cane the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r:s Thomas Ravelli showed great skill when he stopped Mogel Izcaray:s penalty. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wang Rong Jing in the 74th minute of play forced Carqueja's goalkeeper Kerem Ceyhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kerem Ceyhan made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Wang Rong Jing sent off a good shot on target. If Mogel Izcaray had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 85th minute, Ömer Rıza Belge hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leopoldo Benavidez kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Carqueja.