U23 World League

Ali Sami Yen
Spectators: 7666 (Terracing: 5751, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) Apolo Larrañaga made an important save on a dangerous shot by Witold Zbydniewski in the 11th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Andrés Villaseñor in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rüştü Rencber saved Valar morghulis from getting behind. Apolo Larrañaga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdulvahit Sağlam, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Apolo Larrañaga was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Witold Zbydniewski showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 15 minute of play. Talcampeón FC's Apolo Larrañaga proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Talcampeón FC from getting a goal against them. Mehmet Efe Erdönmez charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mehmet Efe Erdönmez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mehmet Efe Erdönmez hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rainerio Huidobro in the 28th minute of play forced Valar morghulis's goalkeeper Rüştü Rencber to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd play minute Hiram Abass came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Apolo Larrañaga. 3-0. 36 minutes into the match, Talcampeón FC's goalkeeper Apolo Larrañaga had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Witold Zbydniewski. When Devlet Bahçeli came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Valar morghulis fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Devlet Bahçeli couldn't finish the play. 39 minutes into the match, Valar morghulis's goal looked a bit too open when Rainerio Huidobro came free, but Rüştü Rencber reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Abdulvahit Sağlam came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Valar morghulis fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Abdulvahit Sağlam couldn't finish the play. Hiram Abass's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 41stth minute, Apolo Larrañaga skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 46th minute, Hiram Abass made a precise shot to the right of Apolo Larrañaga. Talcampeón FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hiram Abass to make the kick off. Denizalp Fındık's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Apolo Larrañaga read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Talcampeón FC's Rainerio Huidobro got a free kick in the 58th minute. If Witold Zbydniewski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 73rd minute, Arif Egemen Ruzi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abdulvahit Sağlam in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Apolo Larrañaga prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 79th minute, Abdulvahit Sağlam left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Valar morghulis fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. Valar morghulis's Rüştü Rencber proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Valar morghulis from getting a goal against them. Witold Zbydniewski struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Apolo Larrañaga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Valar morghulis. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Abdulvahit Sağlam managed to get in a good position for a shot. Valar morghulis's supporters rose to their feet, but Abdulvahit Sağlam was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Apolo Larrañaga breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Valar morghulis booed when Talcampeón FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ángel Soruco didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 96th minute of the match Arif Egemen Ruzi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Apolo Larrañaga showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Talcampeón 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 Valar morghulis.