U21 World League

Selçuklu Stadı
Spectators: 7520 (Terracing: 5641, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Miguel Santiago kicked off to start the match. After having played for 2 minutes, Balaban Yürük managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LOTUS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Balaban Yürük was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Balaban Yürük in the 3rd minute of play forced Sporting Clube Patrício's goalkeeper Caio Carmona to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fehmi Torum hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Silvério Amaro was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 10th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Caio Carmona made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Balaban Yürük sent off a good shot on target. In the 19th minute, Duarte Parente hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Caio Carmona acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 20th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Abdulkerim Kaçan. A hard and well directed shot from Silvério Amaro led 27 minutes into the game to a goal after the ball had bounced deceptively just in front of the goal. LOTUS's Evren Serkut became a little unsure and couldn't grip the ball before it was over the goalline. Thus it was 0-2. In the 32nd minute Miguel Santiago shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evren Serkut saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, LOTUS's goal looked a bit too open when Egídio Trindade came free, but Evren Serkut reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st match minute, Sporting Clube Patrício was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Egídio Trindade to maneuver through the defense. In the 47th minute, Miguel Santiago ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Evren Serkut was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Baykan Yağıztekin to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, LOTUS's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Santiago came free, but Evren Serkut reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 55 played minutes LOTUS got a freekick which was hit by Cafer Uğural. Miguel Santiago's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Evren Serkut read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. Sporting Clube Patrício's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Silvério Amaro in the 61st minute. After taking down the ball on Sporting Clube Patrício's corner Silvério Amaro fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Evren Serkut quite easily take care of the ball. Caio Carmona showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baykan Yağıztekin in the 63rd minute of the match. 69 minutes into the match, LOTUS's goalkeeper Evren Serkut had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Miguel Santiago. LOTUS's Evren Serkut played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Santiago in the 74th minute of play. Egídio Trindades short, quick shot in the 75thth minute got Evren Serkut to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 77 played minutes LOTUS got a freekick which was hit by Cafer Uğural. After 80 played minutes, Sporting Clube Patrício's Alexandrino Quintas shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Evren Serkut 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 Sporting Clube Patrício reached it. Baykan Yağıztekin charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Baykan Yağıztekin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, LOTUS's Baykan Yağıztekin got a free kick in the 84th minute. 85 minutes into the match, LOTUS's goalkeeper Evren Serkut had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Miguel Santiago. A collision led to Sporting Clube Patrício getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Abílio Lobo hit a great ball. Caio Carmona showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Balaban Yürük in the 88th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, LOTUS's Fehmi Torum got a free kick in the 95th minute. In the 96th minute, Silvério Amaro sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and LOTUS's Evren Serkut didn't even have to move. 97 minutes into the match, Miguel Santiago had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Evren Serkut. LOTUS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Miguel Santiago was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Sporting Clube Patrício's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.