Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Julianda Rakasiwi kicked off to start the match. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gökçen Safa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Julianda Rakasiwi in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thiago Pliego prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 7th minute, Julianda Rakasiwi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The İZMİR&GS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Gökçen Safa made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Mariano Lacasa sent off a good shot on target. 13 minutes into the game, İZMİR&GS's Antônio Furtado nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Thiago Pliego made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Gökçen Safa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 15th minute. Julianda Rakasiwi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Thiago Pliego tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The İZMİR&GS fans' excitement grew in the 21st match minute when İZMİR&GS's Julianda Rakasiwi looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 27th minute Nurkan Bayar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thiago Pliego saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julianda Rakasiwi in the 29th minute of play. 30 minutes into the game, Orlando Casaus recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Gökçen Safa. Orlando Casaus showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-4. İZMİR&GS's Gökçen Safa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save İZMİR&GS from getting a goal against them. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julianda Rakasiwi in the 35th minute of the match. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gökçen Safa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. İZMİR&GS's Gökçen Safa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save İZMİR&GS from getting a goal against them. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antônio Furtado in the 40th minute of the match. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind İZMİR&GS's goalkeeper Gökçen Safa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mariano Lacasa did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-4 to the left of a surprised Gökçen Safa 44 minutes into the match. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nurkan Bayar in the 47th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-4.
In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind İZMİR&GS's goalkeeper Gökçen Safa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. İZMİR&GS's Gökçen Safa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 53rd minute of play. In the 55th minute of the match Nurkan Bayar sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Thiago Pliego skillfully saved the ball. The audience was convinced that Julianda Rakasiwi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thiago Pliego was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julianda Rakasiwi in the 58th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gökçen Safa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Mariano Lacasa came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Chile 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 Mariano Lacasa couldn't finish the play. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gökçen Safa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. Mariano Lacasa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Gökçen Safa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 68 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Nurkan Bayar came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thiago Pliego was out of position in the 70 minute of play, and Julianda Rakasiwi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Julianda Rakasiwi really showed his touch with that goal: 2-5. İZMİR&GS's Hurşit Kurban managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Guillermo Fontirroig in the 73 minute of the game. In the 76th minute, Nurkan Bayar reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Thiago Pliego. The goal made the score 2-6. Chile's Francisco Carballar quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Çağrı Kaim, made in the 79th minute of the game. In the 79th minute Mariano Lacasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gökçen Safa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, İZMİR&GS's Çağrı Kaim got a free kick in the 84th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Antônio Furtado kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Thiago Pliego. That made the score 2-7 in the 86 minute of play. The İZMİR&GS fans' excitement grew in the 88th match minute when İZMİR&GS's Julianda Rakasiwi looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-8 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience was convinced that Mariano Lacasa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gökçen Safa was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. With his leg Thiago Pliego managed to avoid a goal in the 95thth minute, when İZMİR&GS's Julianda Rakasiwi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. İZMİR&GS walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.
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