U23 World League

El Coliseo
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) When Spartans FC's Amado Fanta in 5 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Egemen Gencalp guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabio Gerbella in the 17th minute of play forced Rakı Sevenler FC's goalkeeper Egemen Gencalp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabio Gerbella fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Egemen Gencalp having to interfere. Spartans FC's Nelson Tapia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Kağan Camcıoğlu in the 26th minute of play. Egemen Gencalp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco José Vidal, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. The supporters of Rakı Sevenler FC booed when Spartans FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabio Gerbella didn't get a good kick on the ball. 37 minutes into the match, Çelikan Safi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nelson Tapia. Spartans FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Çelikan Safi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Amado Fanta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Egemen Gencalp having to interfere. The supporters of Spartans FC booed when Rakı Sevenler FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmet Kağan Camcıoğlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Spartans FC's Amado Fanta slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Egemen Gencalp. That made the score 1-1 after 48 minutes of play.

The wind increased when Peter Tonhauser made the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the match, Spartans FC's goalkeeper Nelson Tapia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Peter Tonhauser. Rakı Sevenler FC's Egemen Gencalp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabio Gerbella in the 57th minute of play. Spartans FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jose Ramon Pinuer in the 59th minute. When Efraín Ruiz Tagle came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Spartans 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 Efraín Ruiz Tagle couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Amado Fanta in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Egemen Gencalp prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Francisco José Vidal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Egemen Gencalp was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Marcelo De la Maza hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabio Gerbella in the 72nd minute of play forced Rakı Sevenler FC's goalkeeper Egemen Gencalp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Egemen Gencalp stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Amado Fanta's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. Marcelo De la Maza kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. After 80 minutes, Peter Tonhauser mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rakı Sevenler FC and the Spartans FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Spartans FC's Nelson Tapia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Spartans FC from getting a goal against them. In the 90th minute Amado Fanta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Egemen Gencalp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mustafa İzzet Rasih hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. In the 92nd minute, Francisco José Vidal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mustafa İzzet Rasih could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Nelson Tapia made a huge save. After 96 minutes of play Spartans FC's Francisco José Vidal was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Nelson Tapia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Peter Tonhauser in the 98th minute. Spartans FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Rakı Sevenler FC for a fine match.