U23 World League

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Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Atalay Özgunay kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Mirkelam Esir hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in F.C QURESMA 27's zone, Ahmet Çağrı Tunçkaya stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nizam Akdiken came out of the goal and Ahmet Çağrı Tunçkaya tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 5th minute, Felipe Melo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 8th minute of the match Şensoy Belge sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nizam Akdiken skillfully saved the ball. Çetin Orsan's late challenge caught a FC juveMET's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Çetin Orsan helped the player get up and apologised. 12 minutes into the match, İdris Ceyhan notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of F.C QURESMA 27's Nizam Akdiken. Nizam Akdiken was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. F.C QURESMA 27's Nizam Akdiken played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Çağrı Tunçkaya in the 15th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, F.C QURESMA 27's goal looked a bit too open when Atalay Özgunay came free, but Nizam Akdiken reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 18 minutes F.C QURESMA 27's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Coşkun Şahsuvar who took care of the corner kick. Coşkun Şahsuvar made a great header on FC juveMET's corner, it was just that F.C QURESMA 27's Nizam Akdiken managed to reach the ball for a save. Nizam Akdiken took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Coşkun Şahsuvar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th minute Felipe Melo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nizam Akdiken saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With 28 minutes on the clock, Kaan Sebih commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 27th minute of the game. One of F.C QURESMA 27:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC juveMET:s goal. Nizam Akdiken made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felipe Melo in the 34th minute of play. Erdi Recai hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in F.C QURESMA 27's zone, Atalay Özgunay stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nizam Akdiken came out of the goal and Atalay Özgunay tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in F.C QURESMA 27's zone, Felipe Melo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nizam Akdiken came out of the goal and Felipe Melo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nizam Akdiken made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Atalay Özgunay in the 42nd minute of play. 43 minutes into the game, FC juveMET's Felipe Melo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nizam Akdiken made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Devlet İkbal in the 47th minute of play forced FC juveMET's goalkeeper Tamer Yağızbay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

57 minutes into the game, İdris Ceyhan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Nizam Akdiken was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. F.C QURESMA 27's Nizam Akdiken played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Atalay Özgunay in the 64th minute of play. After 66 played minutes F.C QURESMA 27 got a freekick which was hit by Devlet İkbal. A hard shot by Şensoy Belge from long distance, 68 minutes into the match, got Nizam Akdiken's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. FC juveMET's İdris Ceyhan got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Felipe Melo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nizam Akdiken having to make a save. İdris Ceyhan struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Nizam Akdiken didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC juveMET. With a little luck, F.C QURESMA 27's Nizam Akdiken got control of the ball when İdris Ceyhan tried to sneak it across the goal line. FC juveMET's İdris Ceyhan got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, F.C QURESMA 27's Nizam Akdiken got control of the ball when Felipe Melo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Felipe Melo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nizam Akdiken read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. F.C QURESMA 27's Nizam Akdiken played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felipe Melo in the 85th minute of play. When Şensoy Belge fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC juveMET's protests and gave Şensoy Belge a yellow card for diving instead. Şensoy Belge hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. FC juveMET's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.