U23 World League

EAGLE ARENA
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) In the 3rd match minute, istanbulls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yavuz Selim Yücelay to maneuver through the defense. In the 6th match minute, The Last Airbender was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Korkut Aktar to maneuver through the defense. In the 7th minute of the match Yavuz Selim Yücelay sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Şeray Rauf skillfully saved the ball. Mustafa Emrah Sedat was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 9th minute. istanbulls's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. A collision led to istanbulls getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Ertuğrul Hisarcık hit a great ball. Hatemi Cire showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sungur Yalçın in the 15th minute of the match. Berkay Şahiner hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Mustafa Emrah Sedat's late challenge caught a The Last Airbender's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mustafa Emrah Sedat helped the player get up and apologised. Mustafa Emrah Sedat kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filip Hološko in the 28th minute of play forced istanbulls's goalkeeper Hatemi Cire to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ahmet Baki Uzsoy in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Şeray Rauf saved The Last Airbender from getting behind. After 39 minutes of play, The Last Airbender's Tahir Ağaverdi made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hatemi Cire was left in no man's land by his defense there! 44 minutes into the match, Filip Hološko had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hatemi Cire. istanbulls's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Filip Hološko was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ahmet Baki Uzsoy to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, The Last Airbender's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Baki Uzsoy came free, but Şeray Rauf reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 54 minutes, Mustafa Emrah Sedat managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. istanbulls's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mustafa Emrah Sedat was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Şeray Rauf showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmet Baki Uzsoy, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. 60 minutes into the match, The Last Airbender's goal looked a bit too open when Mustafa Emrah Sedat came free, but Şeray Rauf reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Last Airbender's Şeray Rauf played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mustafa Emrah Sedat in the 67th minute of play. Selçuk Maksum hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Şeray Rauf took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Baki Uzsoy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mustafa Emrah Sedat got his second yellow card in the match during the 78th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to istanbulls getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Doğuş Özkaya hit a great ball. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind istanbulls's goalkeeper Hatemi Cire, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 81 minutes into the game, Fatih Maradona was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. istanbulls's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Last Airbender the free kick. Fatih Maradona kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Yücel Ubeydullah charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yücel Ubeydullah the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to The Last Airbender getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Yücel Ubeydullah hit a great ball. istanbulls's Berkay Şahiner got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, istanbulls's Hatemi Cire got control of the ball when Tahir Ağaverdi tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tahir Ağaverdi got free with Hatemi Cire in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Through an outstanding action, after 91 minutes, Hatemi Cire successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 95 minutes into the match, Berkay Şahiner had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Şeray Rauf. The Last Airbender's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Berkay Şahiner was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. The istanbulls supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching The Last Airbender's performance. The match ended with a win for The Last Airbender.