U23 World League

Estadio Calamar
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, 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. Metehan Kuntay started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Errecaborda AFC booed when Evcilerspor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Galip Semi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arturo Maraman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lucio Faro did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Ali Atıf Okatay 8 minutes into the match. Furkan Kürşat's late challenge caught a Errecaborda AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Furkan Kürşat helped the player get up and apologised. Ali Atıf Okatay was a little too slow when Lucio Faro got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 12th minute. The score was now 2-0. 16 minutes into the game, Lucio Faro recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ali Atıf Okatay. Lucio Faro showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. Teo Iigo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice moves Teo Iigo could shoot a difficult shot in the 24th minute, which Ali Atıf Okatay however easily saved by the left post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lucio Faro in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ali Atıf Okatay prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 31 minutes of play, Errecaborda AFC's Lucio Faro made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ali Atıf Okatay was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Marcelo Eztebe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Teo Iigo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 38thth minute tested the skills of Ali Atıf Okatay when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Arturo Maraman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Atıf Okatay having to interfere. Marcelo Eztebe hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Lucio Faro made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Teo Iigo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ali Atıf Okatay was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. 55 minutes into the match, Teo Iigo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ali Atıf Okatay. Evcilerspor's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Teo Iigo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. In the 58th minute, Samuel Ihazintu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 64th minute, Lucio Faro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Errecaborda AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. After some careless play in the Evcilerspor defense, Teo Iigo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ali Atıf Okatay. The Evcilerspor fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ali Atıf Okatay should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Eztebe in the 73rd minute of play forced Evcilerspor's goalkeeper Ali Atıf Okatay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lucio Faro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Atıf Okatay having to interfere. Evcilerspor's Ali Atıf Okatay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hipolito Nahia in the 77th minute of play. Evcilerspor's Ali Atıf Okatay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hipolito Nahia in the 83rd minute of play. Furkan Kürşat kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. After 87 played minutes Evcilerspor got a freekick which was hit by Alp Ergintuğ. Evcilerspor's Ali Atıf Okatay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hipolito Nahia in the 93rd minute of play.