U23 World League

Blue Arena
Spectators: 8010 (Terracing: 6009, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 159) Augustin Ştefănuţ started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Altay Bayındır took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amedeo Melis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yuan Xi Chao made in the 11th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Amedeo Melis however managed to control. 15 minutes into the game, Soner Torlak cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Jonas Hermansson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jonas Hermansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erubiel Joanes, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 20 minutes into the match, BlueLionesse's goal looked a bit too open when Erubiel Joanes came free, but Jonas Hermansson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bahadır Algın hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Claudiu Mârza took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 22nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Altay Bayındır. SARI ZEYBEK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Altay Bayındır didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Augustin Ştefănuţ went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. A sloppy throw-in by Yuan Xi Chao in the 25th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by SARI ZEYBEK's Conrado Darien. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Soner Torlak put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Jonas Hermansson. In the 33rd minute BlueLionesse were awarded a corner. Claudiu Mârza went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led BlueLionesse's Claudiu Mârza to fire away a dangerous shot which Altay Bayındır despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Jonas Hermansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Soner Torlak, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 36th minute, Yuan Xi Chao hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 38 minutes into the match, BlueLionesse's goal looked a bit too open when Erubiel Joanes came free, but Jonas Hermansson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Soner Torlak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonas Hermansson was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. BlueLionesse's Jonas Hermansson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erubiel Joanes in the 41st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amedeo Melis in the 43rd minute of play forced SARI ZEYBEK's goalkeeper Altay Bayındır to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gürol Lütufkâr struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Jonas Hermansson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SARI ZEYBEK. After the first half SARI ZEYBEK were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Erubiel Joanes to strike the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Claudiu Mârza during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 53 played minutes BlueLionesse got a freekick which was hit by Claudiu Mârza. In the 54th minute, Gürol Lütufkâr hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. SARI ZEYBEK's Altay Bayındır played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Augustin Ştefănuţ in the 56th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erubiel Joanes in the 61st minute of play forced BlueLionesse's goalkeeper Jonas Hermansson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Erubiel Joanes in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonas Hermansson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jonas Hermansson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Soner Torlak in the 67th minute of play. Emy Marioara charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emy Marioara the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, BlueLionesse's Emy Marioara got a free kick in the 67th minute. The supporters of SARI ZEYBEK booed when BlueLionesse was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yuan Xi Chao didn't get a good kick on the ball. 74 minutes into the match, BlueLionesse's goal looked a bit too open when Soner Torlak came free, but Jonas Hermansson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonas Hermansson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Soner Torlak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonas Hermansson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Soner Torlak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th minute Erubiel Joanes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonas Hermansson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 80 minutes in the game, Erubiel Joanes dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abdülhak Kebir got free with Jonas Hermansson in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Abdülhak Kebir could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Jonas Hermansson made a huge save. Yuan Xi Chao made in the 87th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by SARI ZEYBEK's Conrado Darien. With 89 minutes on the clock, Claudiu Mârza commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 90 played minutes BlueLionesse got a freekick which was hit by Claudiu Mârza. In the 91st match minute, BlueLionesse was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudiu Mârza to maneuver through the defense. BlueLionesse's Jonas Hermansson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save BlueLionesse from getting a goal against them. Jonas Hermansson made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Abdülhak Kebir sent off a good shot on target. Jonas Hermansson made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Abdülhak Kebir sent off a good shot on target. The BlueLionesse supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching SARI ZEYBEK's performance. The match ended with a win for SARI ZEYBEK.