U23 World League

Herri Etxea Estadioa
Spectators: 7564 (Terracing: 5674, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Michel Hervé kicked off to start the match. Ahmet Hafiz Nedret took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Erik Thorstvedt. Erik Thorstvedt dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 12th match minute, ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by İskender Özbas to maneuver through the defense. Jokin Bernal blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mustafa Birol Özdil having to make a save. In the 17th minute, Michel Hervé reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Mustafa Birol Özdil. The goal made the score 1-1. After 20 played minutes Barrikako Herensugeak F.C got a freekick which was hit by Pepe Galnares. Vitor Cambero hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Jokin Bernal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Mustafa Birol Özdil made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michel Hervé in the 33rd minute of play forced ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆'s goalkeeper Mustafa Birol Özdil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erik Thorstvedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Hafiz Nedret in the 34th minute of play. In the 36th minute ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆ were awarded a corner. Olcay Şahbey went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆'s corner Abdi Saygın Akbatu fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Erik Thorstvedt quite easily take care of the ball. After a rather tough play, Barrikako Herensugeak F.C's Unax Ondategui got a free kick in the 41st minute. The supporters of Barrikako Herensugeak F.C booed when ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Utkan Cenger didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Barrikako Herensugeak F.C booed when ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alpertunga Tekrim didn't get a good kick on the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ahmet Hafiz Nedret stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With his leg Erik Thorstvedt managed to avoid a goal in the 53rdth minute, when ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆'s Ahmet Hafiz Nedret fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Ahmet Hafiz Nedret could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Erik Thorstvedt made a huge save. After 64 minutes, Michel Hervé mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Barrikako Herensugeak F.C and the ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆ players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Barrikako Herensugeak F.C's Michel Hervé got a free kick in the 64th minute. In the 66th minute, Jokin Bernal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Barrikako Herensugeak F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 71st minute, Jokin Bernal ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mustafa Birol Özdil was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. In the 75th minute, Etxahun Olmos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Barrikako Herensugeak F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. 81 minutes into the match, Etxahun Olmos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mustafa Birol Özdil. ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Etxahun Olmos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Jokin Bernal hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Erik Thorstvedt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Hafiz Nedret in the 84th minute of the match. A collision led to ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆ getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Utkan Cenger hit a great ball. When Barrikako Herensugeak F.C's Jokin Bernal in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ☆TC☆ NiCoTiN ☆TC☆'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 93rd minute Michel Hervé shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mustafa Birol Özdil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 96 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Barrikako Herensugeak F.C! The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Barrikako Herensugeak F.C had won after a very even match.