U23 World League

BALCALI MEZARLIĞI
Spectators: 7723 (Terracing: 5793, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mete Ferro made the kick off which started today's match. In the 20th minute, Dadá Ponta got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 22nd minute Süleyman Soyselçuk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Markusson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Erkin Cangiray received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Martin Markusson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mete Ferro in the 32nd minute of play forced ÜSTEĞMEN FK's goalkeeper Gazi Açıkgün to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. New England Minas's Martin Markusson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arın Serkut in the 37th minute of play. With a little luck, New England Minas's Martin Markusson got control of the ball when John Wick tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 43rd minute, Dadá Ponta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to New England Minas getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Domingo Esparza hit a great ball. With a little luck, New England Minas's Martin Markusson got control of the ball when Süleyman Soyselçuk tried to sneak it across the goal line. 48 minutes into the match, Cory Kirkland notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of ÜSTEĞMEN FK's Gazi Açıkgün. Gazi Açıkgün was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Erkin Cangiray to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Süleyman Soyselçuk in the 66th minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Martin Markusson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martin Markusson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arın Serkut, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Gazi Açıkgün was out of position in the 70 minute of play, and Mete Ferro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mete Ferro really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. The supporters of ÜSTEĞMEN FK booed when New England Minas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dadá Ponta didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Erkin Cangiray came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the ÜSTEĞMEN FK 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 Erkin Cangiray couldn't finish the play. In the 77th minute Erkin Cangiray shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Markusson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ÜSTEĞMEN FK's defense didn't have a chance, in the 80th minute, when Dadá Ponta scored to the left of an out of position Gazi Açıkgün, making the score, 0-3. Hasret Cilasun's late challenge caught a New England Minas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hasret Cilasun helped the player get up and apologised. When Domingo Esparza fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored New England Minas's protests and gave Domingo Esparza a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to New England Minas getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Domingo Esparza hit a great ball. 86 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Süleyman Soyselçuk came free, but Martin Markusson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. New England Minas's Martin Markusson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by John Wick in the 89th minute of play. A hard shot 92 in the game by Mete Ferro from a close distance when the talented Gazi Açıkgün managed to make a qualified save. ÜSTEĞMEN FK's players were relieved. ÜSTEĞMEN FK's Gazi Açıkgün played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cory Kirkland in the 93rd minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched New England Minas eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.