U23 World League

Cisco Stadium
Spectators: 7463 (Terracing: 5598, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Perthes United's Maël Négrel started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 2nd match minute, Perthes United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maël Négrel to maneuver through the defense. In the 6th minute Maël Négrel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Semi Onguner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Semi Onguner came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by Perthes United's Maël Négrel. But to his dismay, Maël Négrel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After having played for 10 minutes, Gwendal Ayache managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Perthes United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gwendal Ayache was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 12th minute, Élie Loiret left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Perthes United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Cisco Birlik FC's Semi Onguner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Élie Loiret in the 16th minute of play. With a little luck, Perthes United's Fabien Gury got control of the ball when Çetin Akmeşe tried to sneak it across the goal line. Semi Onguner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maël Négrel in the 19th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Élie Loiret in the 21st minute of play forced Cisco Birlik FC's goalkeeper Semi Onguner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute, Élie Loiret made a precise shot to the right of Semi Onguner. Cisco Birlik FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. After a defensive mix-up in Perthes United's zone, Çetin Akmeşe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabien Gury came out of the goal and Çetin Akmeşe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fabien Gury made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Ecevit Hacıahmetoğlu sent off a good shot on target. Élie Loiret scored 0-4 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Semi Onguner, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 36th minute of the game. One of Perthes United:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Cisco Birlik FC:s goal. When Ege Acunman came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Cisco Birlik FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ege Acunman couldn't finish the play. 41 minutes into the match, Perthes United's goal looked a bit too open when Ecevit Hacıahmetoğlu came free, but Fabien Gury reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Ecevit Hacıahmetoğlu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Fabien Gury. That made the score 2-4 in the 43 minute of play. Semi Onguner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gwendal Ayache in the 47th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ege Acunman was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Perthes United getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Loïc Boissinot hit a great ball. Perthes United's Fabien Gury played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ege Acunman in the 54th minute of play. Semi Onguner made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maël Négrel in the 56th minute. Semi Onguner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Élie Loiret, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Çetin Akmeşe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabien Gury having to interfere. 69 minutes into the match, Maël Négrel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Semi Onguner. Cisco Birlik FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Maël Négrel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-5. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Perthes United's goalkeeper Fabien Gury, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Cisco Birlik FC's Semi Onguner got control of the ball when Maël Négrel tried to sneak it across the goal line. Yavuz Selim Ahıska hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Semi Onguner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maël Négrel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Maël Négrel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Semi Onguner was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. 91 minutes into the match, Cisco Birlik FC's Ege Acunman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fabien Gury narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the final whistle sounded Perthes United left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Cisco Birlik FC.