U23 World League

Kaniş Antik Stadyumu
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Luís Paulo França started the match with the kick off. Rüknettin Demirbaş didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luís Paulo França went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. 23 minutes into the match, Kültepe Spor Kulübü's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Paulo França came free, but Rüknettin Demirbaş reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cengizhan Oykan kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Luís Paulo França sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Rüknettin Demirbaş took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Paulo França, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 29 minutes into the match, Kültepe Spor Kulübü's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Paulo França came free, but Rüknettin Demirbaş reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Luís Paulo França managed to get in a good position for a shot. TAQUARI FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Luís Paulo França was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rüknettin Demirbaş breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kültepe Spor Kulübü's Rüknettin Demirbaş played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Paulo França in the 37th minute of play. Zekeriya Ulubay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Karl Österberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rüknettin Demirbaş made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Paulo França in the 44th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gökcan Özakan made a kick off. When Luís Paulo França fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored TAQUARI FC's protests and gave Luís Paulo França a yellow card for diving instead. Luís Paulo França could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Rüknettin Demirbaş made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Paulo França in the 61st minute of play forced Kültepe Spor Kulübü's goalkeeper Rüknettin Demirbaş to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of TAQUARI FC booed when Kültepe Spor Kulübü was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teoman Suel didn't get a good kick on the ball. TAQUARI FC's Luís Paulo França was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 63rd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. With his leg Rüknettin Demirbaş managed to avoid a goal in the 67thth minute, when TAQUARI FC's Luís Paulo França fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Luís Paulo França had several of the Kültepe Spor Kulübü's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 69 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-5 score and a disappointed Rüknettin Demirbaş as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 71st minute, Gaxan Vallejoller hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kültepe Spor Kulübü's Rüknettin Demirbaş played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Paulo França in the 73rd minute of play. After 76 minutes, Şerif Sabahaddin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kültepe Spor Kulübü and the TAQUARI FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Şerif Sabahaddin kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Zekeriya Ulubay's late challenge caught a TAQUARI FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zekeriya Ulubay helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of TAQUARI FC booed when Kültepe Spor Kulübü was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zekeriya Ulubay didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kültepe Spor Kulübü's Rüknettin Demirbaş played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Paulo França in the 79th minute of play. Doğa Ustam who after having made a long run got a chance for a shot on goal. Despite a couple of nice moves Karl Österberg's wasn't to be fooled and made an easy save when Doğa Ustam was beeing forced to shoot. Gökcan Özakan's late challenge caught a TAQUARI FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gökcan Özakan helped the player get up and apologised. 92 minutes into the match, Kültepe Spor Kulübü's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Paulo França came free, but Rüknettin Demirbaş reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Şerif Sabahaddin was shown his second yellow card after 96 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Kültepe Spor Kulübü getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Şerif Sabahaddin hit a great ball. Luís Paulo França blasted a shot towards the goal in the 99th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rüknettin Demirbaş having to make a save.