U23 World League

LOI-Arena
Spectators: 8058 (Terracing: 6045, Seating: 1853, VIP seats: 160) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rickard Thidén got the match started through his kick off. Mustafa Barış Yarlık sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Johannes Sobeck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Horácio Gonçalves in the 9th minute of play. Alperen Bozkurt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Atahan Doğanlar, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Wágner Fox received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Johannes Sobeck tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alperen Bozkurt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rickard Thidén in the 18th minute of play. Johannes Sobeck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wágner Fox in the 21st minute of the match. Wágner Fox might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Johannes Sobeck. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Wágner Fox ran back to his position shaking his head. 34 minutes into the match, LOI's Rickard Thidén sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alperen Bozkurt narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 36th minute of the match LOI got a corner. Jataiense Futebol Clube's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hikmet Şafakgün ran over to the corner to take the kick. Hikmet Şafakgün made a great header on LOI's corner, it was just that Jataiense Futebol Clube's Alperen Bozkurt managed to reach the ball for a save. Johannes Sobeck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wágner Fox in the 40th minute of play. 42 minutes into the match, Jataiense Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Alperen Bozkurt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rickard Thidén. Xabel Vilafranca's late challenge caught a LOI's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Xabel Vilafranca helped the player get up and apologised. After 43 played minutes Jataiense Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Xabel Vilafranca. Rickard Thidén's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Alperen Bozkurt firmly grabbed it by the left post. 47 minutes into the match, Jataiense Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Alperen Bozkurt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rickard Thidén. 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.

The wind increased when Golaki Goiano made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tarık Sehhar in the 55th minute of play forced Jataiense Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Alperen Bozkurt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rickard Thidén in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alperen Bozkurt saved Jataiense Futebol Clube from getting behind. A collision led to Jataiense Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Horácio Gonçalves hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rickard Thidén in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alperen Bozkurt saved Jataiense Futebol Clube from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rickard Thidén in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alperen Bozkurt saved Jataiense Futebol Clube from getting behind. Wágner Fox struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Johannes Sobeck didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Jataiense Futebol Clube. Golaki Goiano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 72 minutes into the match, LOI's goalkeeper Johannes Sobeck had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Golaki Goiano. Jataiense Futebol Clube's Alperen Bozkurt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tarık Sehhar in the 74th minute of play. Alperen Bozkurt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tarık Sehhar, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. After 79 minutes, Battal Gazi Rehber mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LOI and the Jataiense Futebol Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in LOI fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 78th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Jataiense Futebol Clube a penalty, 81 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Zachary Figlewski, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of LOI's Johannes Sobeck. 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luizão Pesquera got free with Johannes Sobeck in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alperen Bozkurt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mustafa Barış Yarlık, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wágner Fox struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Johannes Sobeck didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Jataiense Futebol Clube. In the 96th minute of the match, Wágner Fox tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Johannes Sobeck saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 96 minutes, Atahan Doğanlar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LOI and the Jataiense Futebol Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Jataiense Futebol Clube booed when LOI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Atahan Doğanlar didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match was over Jataiense Futebol Clube could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than LOI throughout the match.