U23 World League

Gazze arena
Spectators: 7563 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Roland Lavín started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Vicens Brzovic 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. 19 minutes into the game, Roldán Prenafeta cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Abdi Saygın Birhan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Abdi Saygın Birhan came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by Toqui Fc's Roland Lavín. But to his dismay, Roland Lavín quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Abdi Saygın Birhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Delzo in the 27th minute of the match. In the 29th minute, Roland Lavín 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 0-4. Ferrán Wiltich kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Delzo in the 40th 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Delzo in the 42nd 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. 45 minutes into the match, Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's goal looked a bit too open when Roldán Prenafeta came free, but Abdi Saygın Birhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Yıldıray Kudsi to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Delzo in the 50th 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 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Delzo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 54th minute, Vicens Brzovic 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 0-5. Yıldıray Kudsi hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Robert Delzo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Abdi Saygın Birhan came out and tried to block the shot, but Robert Delzo slotted it home off the left post making it 0-6 in the 58th minute. 60 minutes into the game, Semail Sözen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Toqui Fc the free kick. After 60 played minutes Sadikköy Erdoğan FK got a freekick which was hit by Semail Sözen. Toqui Fc's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Roland Lavín in the 64th minute. A nice corner shot did that Roland Lavín got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Abdi Saygın Birhan quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Yıldıray Kudsi kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's goalkeeper Abdi Saygın Birhan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Quintán Villavicencio. In the 77th minute Robert Delzo 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. Abdi Saygın Birhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emiliano Smith in the 79th minute of the match. Abdi Saygın Birhan made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Roldán Prenafeta sent off a good shot on target. Abdi Saygın Birhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roland Lavín, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abdi Saygın Birhan was out of position in the 88 minute of play, and Roland Lavín capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Roland Lavín really showed his touch with that goal: 0-7. Abdi Saygın Birhan was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Roland Lavín showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-8 in the 95 minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Toqui Fc left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Sadikköy Erdoğan FK.