U23 World League

Arena do Urubu
Spectators: 7742 (Terracing: 5808, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) Kᴀᴅᴀɢᴀɴ1903's Göksun Akgün started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Zeca Esteves blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ali Kaan Acartürk having to make a save. After having played for 6 minutes, Göksun Akgün managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kᴀᴅᴀɢᴀɴ1903's supporters crossed their fingers, but Göksun Akgün was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Motta Futebol Clube's Juninho Freire played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Göksun Akgün in the 8th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Júnior Berger in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ali Kaan Acartürk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Juninho Freire made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Göksun Akgün in the 16th minute of play. Kᴀᴅᴀɢᴀɴ1903's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ömür Yıldırımtürk in the 17th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Lilo Orihuela heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 20thth minute of the game Júnior Berger who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kᴀᴅᴀɢᴀɴ1903's Ali Kaan Acartürk was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Göksun Akgün sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 34th minute Lilo Orihuela shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juninho Freire saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zeca Esteves in the 40th minute of play forced Kᴀᴅᴀɢᴀɴ1903's goalkeeper Ali Kaan Acartürk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ali Kaan Acartürk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zeca Esteves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Motta Futebol Clube's Patrick Costa in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kᴀᴅᴀɢᴀɴ1903's goalie prevented a goal. In the 43rd minute, Motta Futebol Clube's Zeca Esteves dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Ali Kaan Acartürk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Júnior Berger in the 48th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Elias Freire stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Patrick Costa fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Motta Futebol Clube's protests and gave Patrick Costa a yellow card for diving instead. Patrick Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Ali Kaan Acartürk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aurel Bărbătescu in the 54th minute of play. A collision led to Kᴀᴅᴀɢᴀɴ1903 getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Spirro Panajoti hit a great ball. Juninho Freire made an important save on a dangerous shot by Göksun Akgün in the 58th minute. 60 minutes had been played when some careless play by Motta Futebol Clube's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ömür Yıldırımtürk was slow to take the kick. During this time Kᴀᴅᴀɢᴀɴ1903's players had a chance to rest. When Motta Futebol Clube's Elias Freire in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kᴀᴅᴀɢᴀɴ1903's goalie prevented a goal. In the 64th minute, Şakir Cansever hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ali Kaan Acartürk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zeca Esteves, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Kᴀᴅᴀɢᴀɴ1903's Ali Kaan Acartürk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Júnior Berger in the 70th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Elias Freire in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ali Kaan Acartürk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ali Kaan Acartürk stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elias Freire's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Göksun Akgün in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Juninho Freire saved Motta Futebol Clube from getting behind. After 80 played minutes Kᴀᴅᴀɢᴀɴ1903 got a freekick which was hit by Lilo Orihuela. Motta Futebol Clube made a substitution. Zeca de Azevedo replaced Elias Freire. In the 81st match minute, Kᴀᴅᴀɢᴀɴ1903 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lilo Orihuela to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Motta Futebol Clube's Mac Oña got a free kick in the 83rd minute. In the 86th minute, Zeca de Azevedo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ali Kaan Acartürk was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Göksun Akgün blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Juninho Freire having to make a save. Juninho Freire took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Göksun Akgün, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th minute Júnior Berger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Kaan Acartürk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Motta Futebol Clube had played much better football throughout.