U23 World League

Espigão Steamrollers
Spectators: 7745 (Terracing: 5810, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ahmet Necdet Yunus kicked off to start the match. Gonçalo de Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Taner Tuğkan in the 24th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Necdet Yunus in the 33rd minute of play forced Espigão Steamrollers's goalkeeper Gonçalo de Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dedi Kodu during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 43 minutes into the game, Taner Tuğkan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Gonçalo de Medeiros was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. CİCERO's Ennio Orsini proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 48th minute of the match, managed to save CİCERO from getting a goal against them. The Espigão Steamrollers players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. CİCERO were winning 0-1.

Ennio Orsini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuri Paranaense, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Olcay Tekdoğan charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Olcay Tekdoğan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 53 played minutes CİCERO got a freekick which was hit by Olcay Tekdoğan. Gonçalo de Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geri Zekai in the 56th minute of the match. After 57 played minutes, CİCERO's Burç Taycan shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gonçalo de Medeiros came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in CİCERO reached it. Ennio Orsini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giovanni Pimenta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Espigão Steamrollers getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Wesley Matorin hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Ahmet Necdet Yunus's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gonçalo de Medeiros was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Yuri Paranaense kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. In the 78th minute, Geri Zekai made a precise shot to the right of Gonçalo de Medeiros. Espigão Steamrollers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. CİCERO's Ennio Orsini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ángel Romero in the 82nd minute of play. 83 minutes into the game, Espigão Steamrollers's Yuri Paranaense nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ennio Orsini made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Ennio Orsini stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yuri Paranaense's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. CİCERO played a much better game than Espigão Steamrollers and deserved their victory. The Espigão Steamrollers players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.