U23 World League

Ali Gaffar Okan Stad
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Claudinho Fantini got the match started through his kick off. With an all-out effort, ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s Mac Dez threw himself towards the right post 3 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ali Orhan Tankan, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When Gencer Özal fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s protests and gave Gencer Özal a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Villa Verde FC booed when ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gencer Özal didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 8th minute, Betinho Lira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 11th minute, Claudinho Fantini made a precise shot to the right of Esen Tümkurt. ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Esen Tümkurt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudinho Fantini, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Esen Tümkurt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gláuber Galvão in the 17th minute of the match. Ali Orhan Tankan hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Esen Tümkurt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gláuber Galvão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Şemsettin Bülbül charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Şemsettin Bülbül the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Şemsettin Bülbül hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Betinho Lira took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 27th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Esen Tümkurt. ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 31 played minutes ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆ got a freekick which was hit by Basri Sökmen. After 32 played minutes, Villa Verde FC's Betinho Lira shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Esen Tümkurt 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 Villa Verde FC reached it. 36 minutes into the match, Şadi Ulum dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mac Dez, 1-1. Battal Cüneyt Adanır charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Battal Cüneyt Adanır the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 40 played minutes ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆ got a freekick which was hit by Battal Cüneyt Adanır. Esen Tümkurt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Durval de Amorim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 45th match minute, ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Battal Cüneyt Adanır to maneuver through the defense. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ali Orhan Tankan made a kick off. Esen Tümkurt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cláudio Saraiva in the 53rd minute of play. Baran Alp Usalp kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. During the 60th minute of the match Battal Cüneyt Adanır completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Battal Cüneyt Adanır a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. If Cláudio Saraiva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 63rd minute, Gláuber Galvão had to leave the field with a concussion. Garip Tunçkılıç charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Garip Tunçkılıç the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Garip Tunçkılıç kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. In the 69th minute, Thiago Paraense reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Esen Tümkurt. The goal made the score 1-2. Esen Tümkurt didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cláudio Saraiva went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Betinho Lira took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 83rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Esen Tümkurt. ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The audience was convinced that Claudinho Fantini's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Esen Tümkurt was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Villa Verde FC's Cláudio Saraiva got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match was over Villa Verde FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆ throughout the match.