U23 World League

YAMAN ARENA
Spectators: 7821 (Terracing: 5867, Seating: 1798, VIP seats: 156) Batuğ Resai made the kick off and thus started the match. Aristides Orzaize made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Figo in the 5th minute of play. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by Gothic Souls's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Paulino Maldini was slow to take the kick. During this time Yaman Academy®'s players had a chance to rest. In the 11th minute, Batuğ Resai made a precise shot to the right of Menderes Hikmet. Gothic Souls's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Gothic Souls's Menderes Hikmet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Batuğ Resai in the 24th minute of play. Batuğ Resai took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Menderes Hikmet. Menderes Hikmet dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. A collision led to Gothic Souls getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Wesley Sneijder hit a great ball. With a little luck, Gothic Souls's Menderes Hikmet got control of the ball when Ozan Erbelgin tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Gothic Souls getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Bulut Arıkan hit a great ball. Batuğ Resai might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Menderes Hikmet. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Batuğ Resai ran back to his position shaking his head. 37 minutes into the match, Gothic Souls's goal looked a bit too open when Batuğ Resai came free, but Menderes Hikmet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yaman Academy®'s attentive Sabit Sezai managed to snatch the ball when Edgar Davids made a throw-in in the 38th minute of the game. When Luis Figo came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Gothic Souls 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 Luis Figo couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Figo in the 45th minute of play forced Yaman Academy®'s goalkeeper Aristides Orzaize to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Yaman Academy®'s Sabit Sezai got a free kick in the 47th minute.

In the 55th minute, Batuğ Resai made a precise shot to the right of Menderes Hikmet. Gothic Souls's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Gothic Souls's Adam King quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Sabit Sezai, made in the 58th minute of the game. Menderes Hikmet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Batuğ Resai in the 60th minute of the match. After 62 minutes of play, Yaman Academy®'s Batuğ Resai made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Menderes Hikmet was left in no man's land by his defense there! Menderes Hikmet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Batuğ Resai, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Gothic Souls's Menderes Hikmet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Batuğ Resai in the 86th minute of play. Menderes Hikmet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Batuğ Resai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gothic Souls's Menderes Hikmet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Batuğ Resai in the 95th minute of play. When the referee ended the match the Yaman Academy® players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.