U23 World League

Botinho FC
Spectators: 7542 (Terracing: 5658, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Bernardinho Penha made the kick off which started today's match. Cevat Akıncıbey hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. When Berkant Öztaylan fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC AnTePiA™'s protests and gave Berkant Öztaylan a yellow card for diving instead. In the 8th minute, Berkant Öztaylan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 10 played minutes Botinho FC got a freekick which was hit by Elder Sarmento. Bernardinho Penha in the 12thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Yakup Seylan, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After having played for 14 minutes, Cevat Akıncıbey managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC AnTePiA™'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Cevat Akıncıbey was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ahmet Rıfat Oykan hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. 17 minutes into the game, Marco Nóbrega was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Botinho FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC AnTePiA™ the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 23rd minute of the game. One of Botinho FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC AnTePiA™:s goal. In the 24th minute there was a penalty for FC AnTePiA™. Yalçın Eroğul stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Hílton Magalhães. 1-1. Hílton Magalhães showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peter Parker in the 32nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Parker in the 32nd minute of play forced Botinho FC's goalkeeper Hílton Magalhães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to FC AnTePiA™ getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Yalçın Eroğul hit a great ball. Yalçın Eroğul kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Hílton Magalhães made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peter Parker in the 41st minute of play. Botinho FC's Hílton Magalhães played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hurşit Attaroğlu in the 43rd minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cevat Akıncıbey to make the kick off. Cevat Akıncıbey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hílton Magalhães having to interfere. Cevat Akıncıbey charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cevat Akıncıbey the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 56th match minute, FC AnTePiA™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cevat Akıncıbey to maneuver through the defense. Botinho FC's Hílton Magalhães played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hurşit Attaroğlu in the 60th minute of play. Cevat Akıncıbeys short, quick shot in the 65thth minute got Hílton Magalhães to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 77 minutes into the match, Botinho FC's goalkeeper Hílton Magalhães had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hurşit Attaroğlu. In the 79th minute of the match FC AnTePiA™ got a corner. Botinho FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Yalçın Eroğul ran over to the corner to take the kick. Hílton Magalhães showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cevat Akıncıbey in the 82nd minute of the match. Yakup Seylan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Nóbrega, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the last second Hílton Magalhães throw himself and got hold of the ball when Cevat Akıncıbey in the 88thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. After 92 minutes of play, Botinho FC's Marco Nóbrega made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yakup Seylan was left in no man's land by his defense there! FC AnTePiA™'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.