U23 World League

Lions Arena
Spectators: 7645 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) Kenan Yıldız started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Club Floresta Manda's Filomeno Rioja proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Club Floresta Manda from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Lions Of Turks getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Çetin Özdoru hit a great ball. In the 6th minute of the match Alfredo Tello shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Emirhan İzzet showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Cesar Primo struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Emirhan İzzet didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Club Floresta Manda. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kenan Yıldız in the 13th minute of play forced Club Floresta Manda's goalkeeper Filomeno Rioja to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute Kenan Yıldız shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filomeno Rioja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tabby Huguet in the 18th minute of play forced Lions Of Turks's goalkeeper Emirhan İzzet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 28 minutes into the match, Kenan Yıldız notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Club Floresta Manda's Filomeno Rioja. Filomeno Rioja was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Club Floresta Manda's zone, Kenan Yıldız stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Filomeno Rioja came out of the goal and Kenan Yıldız tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 41st minute, Kenan Yıldız reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Filomeno Rioja. The goal made the score 3-0. Emirhan İzzet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabian Gudesteo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Club Floresta Manda's Filomeno Rioja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kenan Yıldız in the 46th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

53 minutes into the match, Lions Of Turks's goalkeeper Emirhan İzzet had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabian Gudesteo. 55 minutes into the match, Club Floresta Manda's goal looked a bit too open when Kenan Yıldız came free, but Filomeno Rioja reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 60th minute, Kenan Yıldız made a precise shot to the right of Filomeno Rioja. Club Floresta Manda's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. If Kenan Yıldız had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 63rd minute Kenan Yıldız shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filomeno Rioja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Club Floresta Manda's Filomeno Rioja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vedat Arslanoğlu in the 65th minute of play. Lions Of Turks's Emirhan İzzet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabian Gudesteo in the 67th minute of play. The supporters of Club Floresta Manda booed when Lions Of Turks was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Özgün Kaan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Özgün Kaan kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. In the 70th match minute, Club Floresta Manda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lautaro Estévez to maneuver through the defense. Lions Of Turks's Emirhan İzzet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrés Inocente in the 73rd minute of play. Lions Of Turks's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mehmet Osman Bayraktaroğlu in the 80th minute. Lautaro Estévez charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lautaro Estévez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Club Floresta Manda getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Lautaro Estévez hit a great ball. 88 minutes into the match, Club Floresta Manda's goal looked a bit too open when Kenan Yıldız came free, but Filomeno Rioja reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emirhan İzzet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabian Gudesteo, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 91st match minute, Lions Of Turks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mehmet Osman Bayraktaroğlu to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kenan Yıldız in the 96th minute of play forced Club Floresta Manda's goalkeeper Filomeno Rioja to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lions Of Turks's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.