U23 World League

LOI-Arena
Spectators: 8035 (Terracing: 6027, Seating: 1848, VIP seats: 160) After a rather tough play, Motta Futebol Clube's Zeca Esteves got a free kick in the 3rd minute. In the 7th match minute, Motta Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Genílson Mandrak to maneuver through the defense. 7 minutes into the match, LOI's Hikmet Şafakgün broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 9 minutes into the match, Motta Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Rickard Thidén came free, but Juninho Freire reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juninho Freire didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rickard Thidén went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sadri Tekdoğan during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 23 played minutes LOI got a freekick which was hit by Sadri Tekdoğan. The audience was convinced that Elias Freire's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Johannes Sobeck was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Juninho Freire stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tarık Sehhar's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. 30 minutes into the match, Motta Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Juninho Freire had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rickard Thidén. 31 minutes into the match, Elias Freire notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of LOI's Johannes Sobeck. Johannes Sobeck was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 35th minute Motta Futebol Clube were awarded a corner. Zeca Esteves went to the cornerflag to take it. Motta Futebol Clube's Patrick Costa was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Johannes Sobeck in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Juninho Freire made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mustafa Barış Yarlık in the 40th minute. When the match clock showed 41 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Rickard Thidén sped through Motta Futebol Clube's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Juninho Freire. The audience was convinced that Elias Freire's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Johannes Sobeck was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. A collision led to LOI getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Ali Kaan Saban hit a great ball. Johannes Sobeck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zeca Esteves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner ended in Zeca Esteves almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but LOI's Johannes Sobeck did a great save. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Elias Freire to make the kick off. LOI's defense didn't have a chance, in the 55th minute, when 吕震强 scored to the left of an out of position Johannes Sobeck, making the score, 2-2. Juninho Freire made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rickard Thidén in the 66th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rickard Thidén in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Juninho Freire prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rickard Thidén's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Juninho Freire read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. Johannes Sobeck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patrick Costa in the 71st minute of the match. Motta Futebol Clube's Marcinho Paes was substituted for Elias Freire. Battal Gazi Rehber took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 74th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Juninho Freire. Motta Futebol Clube's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Juninho Freire made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tarık Sehhar in the 81st minute of play. Marcinho Paes's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Johannes Sobeck firmly grabbed it by the left post. Johannes Sobeck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 吕震强 in the 92nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rickard Thidén in the 93rd minute of play forced Motta Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Juninho Freire to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zeca de Azevedo during the 98th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 98th match minute, Motta Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zeca de Azevedo to maneuver through the defense. In the 100th match minute, Motta Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zeca de Azevedo to maneuver through the defense. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.