U23 World League

Arena Bruno Marco
Spectators: 7967 (Terracing: 5977, Seating: 1832, VIP seats: 158) Tayfun Esentürk started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Fernán Albonico showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Escobar in the 4th minute of the match. Chupan Hoyo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 7th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for İskender Özkutal. - JOKER -'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 7 played minutes - JOKER - got a freekick which was hit by Celal Baykoca. İskender Özkutal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yerko Papič in the 8th minute of play. - JOKER -'s Yıldırım Gürtuna quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Chupan Hoyo, made in the 14th minute of the game. Yerko Papič could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but İskender Özkutal made a huge save. Don Elias scored 1-0 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of İskender Özkutal, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of - JOKER - booed when Barrio Norte FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rúben Sacadura didn't get a good kick on the ball. - JOKER -'s İskender Özkutal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save - JOKER - from getting a goal against them. After 29 played minutes Barrio Norte FC got a freekick which was hit by Telo Metou. In the 35th minute, David Escobar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 36 minutes into the match, - JOKER -'s Tayfun Esentürk sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fernán Albonico narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Fernán Albonico didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Şerif İpekçi went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

İskender Özkutal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yerko Papič, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to - JOKER - getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Tayfun Esentürk hit a great ball. In the 60th minute, Telo Metou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 63 minutes into the match, Don Elias had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of İskender Özkutal. - JOKER -'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Don Elias was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Barrio Norte FC made a substitution. Jean Paul Cruz replaced Cristiano Sabater. 71 minutes into the game, Celal Baykoca was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. - JOKER -'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Barrio Norte FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, - JOKER -'s Celal Baykoca got a free kick in the 71st minute. In the 73rd minute, Alfonso Cruz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. İskender Özkutal was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Fernán Albonico showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rochy Mulia, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. - JOKER -'s İskender Özkutal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilson Paraense in the 78th minute of play. Gilson Paraense scored 4-2 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of İskender Özkutal, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 83 played minutes - JOKER - got a freekick which was hit by Dündar Ersezen. Fernán Albonico made an important save on a dangerous shot by Celal Baykoca in the 89th minute. Fernán Albonico made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celal Baykoca in the 90th minute of play. A collision led to Barrio Norte FC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Jean Paul Cruz hit a great ball. Barrio Norte FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.