U23 World League

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Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sermet Akçakoca took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Law in the 5th minute of play forced SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON's goalkeeper Ali Kaan Torcan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Refik Özgeer was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 13 minutes into the match. After 15 played minutes, AFC United's Archibaldo Ahumada shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ali Kaan Torcan came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in AFC United reached it. Ali Kaan Torcan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denis Law, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd minute, Edwin Ortiz made a precise shot to the right of Ali Kaan Torcan. SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Severiano Fariñas kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. 28 minutes into the match, SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Law came free, but Ali Kaan Torcan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute, Caner İlter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Denis Law fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Kaan Torcan having to interfere. Ali Kaan Torcan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Severiano Fariñas in the 37th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, Ekialde Balsera had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ali Kaan Torcan. SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ekialde Balsera was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After 45 minutes of play, AFC United's Edwin Ortiz made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ali Kaan Torcan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Denis Law made the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON defense, Denis Law kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ali Kaan Torcan. The SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ali Kaan Torcan should have stopped the shot. Ali Kaan Torcan was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Edwin Ortiz showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-7 in the 64 minute of play. After 68 minutes of play, AFC United's Ekialde Balsera made it 0-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ali Kaan Torcan was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Denis Law took a quick shot and it went in 0-9 without a chance for Ali Kaan Torcan to make any attempt to save it. 75 minutes into the game, Denis Law recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ali Kaan Torcan. Denis Law showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-10. After some careless play in the SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON defense, Ekialde Balsera kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ali Kaan Torcan. The SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ali Kaan Torcan should have stopped the shot. In the 87th minute, AFC United's Denis Law ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ali Kaan Torcan. Ali Kaan Torcan yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-12. SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON's Ali Kaan Torcan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Severiano Fariñas in the 92nd minute of play. Ali Kaan Torcan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denis Law, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON's Ali Kaan Torcan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON from getting a goal against them. When the final whistle sounded AFC United left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON.