U23 World League

Dunamis Arena
Spectators: 7569 (Terracing: 5678, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cristian Palos started the match with the kick off. Natalio Ferman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Kacper Mazurkiewicz 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 Lucas Cresitobalo in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Abdi Saygın Birhan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's Abdi Saygın Birhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Palos in the 15th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Palos got free with Abdi Saygın Birhan in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's Hızır Veli got a free kick in the 17th minute. In the 18th minute Lucas Cresitobalo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdi Saygın Birhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristian Palos's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Abdi Saygın Birhan firmly grabbed it by the left post. When Niceto Cordarell fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dunamis's protests and gave Niceto Cordarell a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Cresitobalo in the 26th minute of play forced Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's goalkeeper Abdi Saygın Birhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abdi Saygın Birhan was out of position in the 28 minute of play, and Cristian Palos capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cristian Palos really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Dunamis's goalkeeper Kacper Mazurkiewicz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 32 minutes Dunamis's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ertunç Mücahit who took care of the corner kick. In the 32nd minute, Burhan Siraceddin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kacper Mazurkiewicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdi Mehmet Kayaer in the 35th minute of the match. In the 35th minute, Abdi Mehmet Kayaer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kacper Mazurkiewicz was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After a rather tough play, Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's Natalio Ferman got a free kick in the 40th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Natalio Ferman stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Abdi Saygın Birhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Cresitobalo, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. The supporters of Sadikköy Erdoğan FK booed when Dunamis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baba Lon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kacper Mazurkiewicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Natalio Ferman in the 59th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Cristian Palos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abdi Saygın Birhan was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's Semail Sözen managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Saturnino Asteri in the 68 minute of the game. Cristian Palos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdi Saygın Birhan having to interfere. When Felipe Matthew fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's protests and gave Felipe Matthew a yellow card for diving instead. In the 77th match minute, Sadikköy Erdoğan FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felipe Matthew to maneuver through the defense. Baba Lon took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 78th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Abdi Saygın Birhan. Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Abdi Saygın Birhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Palos, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. In the 82nd minute, Lucas Cresitobalo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Abdi Saygın Birhan was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. In the 85th minute, Cristian Palos made a precise shot to the right of Abdi Saygın Birhan. Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. The referee felt a red card was in order, 94 minutes into the game, when Bo Stenström put in a rough tackle. Abdi Saygın Birhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baba Lon in the 96th minute of the match.