U23 World League

KINROAD the BEST
Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nusrettin Tuğkan started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Teoman Suel in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Guaberto Jurdan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 11th minute, one of KINROAD:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for KINROAD. KINROAD's Guaberto Jurdan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nusrettin Tuğkan in the 21st minute of play. Paulino Jacob hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. 25 minutes into the match, KINROAD's goal looked a bit too open when Nusrettin Tuğkan came free, but Guaberto Jurdan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes in the game, Eleuterio Unax fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Rüknettin Demirbaş having to interfere. Nusrettin Tuğkan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Guaberto Jurdan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Guaberto Jurdan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Korhan Balıkçıoğlu in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 33rd match minute, KINROAD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amadeo Manuelo to maneuver through the defense. After 34 played minutes Kültepe Spor Kulübü got a freekick which was hit by Abdulbaki Aktaş. In the 37th minute Zekeriya Ulubay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guaberto Jurdan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gökcan Özakan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 46th minute, Gökcan Özakan made a precise shot to the right of Guaberto Jurdan. KINROAD's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eleuterio Unax to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute, Şerif Sabahaddin 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. The audience was convinced that Eleuterio Unax's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rüknettin Demirbaş was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Eleuterio Unax fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rüknettin Demirbaş having to interfere. After 70 minutes, Teoman Suel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kültepe Spor Kulübü and the KINROAD players grew even worse after the yellow card. If Gökcan Özakan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. KINROAD's Guaberto Jurdan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gökcan Özakan in the 79th minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, Zekeriya Ulubay had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Guaberto Jurdan. KINROAD's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zekeriya Ulubay was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. After a rather tough play, Kültepe Spor Kulübü's Necip Fazıl Aşık got a free kick in the 86th minute. The supporters of Kültepe Spor Kulübü booed when KINROAD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaspar Gabrio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gökcan Özakan's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 96thth minute, Guaberto Jurdan skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal.