U23 World League

Ervedoza
Spectators: 7706 (Terracing: 5781, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hayrullah Ağaoğlu kicked off to start the match. A collision led to KINDERUZ getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Nicolau Benevides hit a great ball. Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s Mürsel Ergüner suffered a concussion after 7 minutes and had to leave the field. 7 minutes into the game, Carlos Pacheco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KINDERUZ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Otomasyon Gençlik F.K. the free kick. Otomasyon Gençlik F.K. made a substitution. Kutalp Okhan replaced Mürsel Ergüner. A collision led to KINDERUZ getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Carlos Pacheco hit a great ball. Macit Birsen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Manuel Neuer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carlos Pacheco in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Şaban Selman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 17 minutes into the match, KINDERUZ's goal looked a bit too open when Macit Birsen came free, but Manuel Neuer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ferid Hazar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manuel Neuer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferid Hazar, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Manuel Neuer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Macit Birsen, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Besim Yersel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Şaban Selman made a huge save. In the 36th minute Carlos Pacheco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Şaban Selman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 37 minutes into the game, Ferid Hazar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Manuel Neuer was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Şaban Selman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diogo Llorente, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s Şaban Selman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Besim Yersel in the 45th minute of play. In the 46th minute, Besim Yersel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The KINDERUZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kutalp Okhan during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Kutalp Okhan kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. In the 52nd match minute, KINDERUZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Besim Yersel to maneuver through the defense. KINDERUZ's Manuel Neuer proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save KINDERUZ from getting a goal against them. Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s Şaban Selman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Besim Yersel in the 56th minute of play. Macit Birsen blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Manuel Neuer having to make a save. 63 minutes into the match, Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s goal looked a bit too open when Jordão Barbosa came free, but Şaban Selman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, KINDERUZ's Diogo Llorente got a free kick in the 65th minute. In the 70th minute of the match, Hayrullah Ağaoğlu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Manuel Neuer saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Diogo Llorente's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Şaban Selman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s Ferid Hazar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Manuel Neuer narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 78 minutes into the match, Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s goal looked a bit too open when Diogo Llorente came free, but Şaban Selman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Macit Birsen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Manuel Neuer made a huge save. KINDERUZ's Manuel Neuer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferid Hazar in the 81st minute of play. If Macit Birsen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s Burak Çavuş got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Mustafa Kemal Selman came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Otomasyon Gençlik F.K. 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 Mustafa Kemal Selman couldn't finish the play. In the 90th minute of the match, Macit Birsen got a very nice opportunity to score, but Manuel Neuer was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Manuel Neuer was out of position in the 96 minute of play, and Macit Birsen capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Macit Birsen really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. The Otomasyon Gençlik F.K. supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Otomasyon Gençlik F.K. would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.