U23 World League

YAMAN ARENA
Spectators: 8010 (Terracing: 6009, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Batuğ Resai got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Batuğ Resai cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Telmo de Amorim was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mustafa Hakan Erçelik kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the match, Sport Club Mavericks's goal looked a bit too open when Batuğ Resai came free, but Telmo de Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Batuğ Resai recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sport Club Mavericks's Telmo de Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Batuğ Resai in the 17th minute of play. In the 18th minute, Orhan Veli Durucan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonathan Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Guerreiro in the 19th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Sport Club Mavericks's Serginho Quirino got a free kick in the 25th minute. Jonathan Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcos Almeida, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. When Enzo Patxi came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Yaman Academy® fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Enzo Patxi couldn't finish the play. If Mustafa Hakan Erçelik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonathan Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luizão Lima, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Jonathan Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luizão Lima in the 39th minute of the match. After 40 played minutes Yaman Academy® got a freekick which was hit by Orhan Veli Durucan. Fernando Carballeira hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Yaman Academy®'s goalkeeper Jonathan Navarro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Yaman Academy®'s Mustafa Hakan Erçelik got a free kick in the 44th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Luizão Lima made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Batuğ Resai in the 51st minute of play forced Sport Club Mavericks's goalkeeper Telmo de Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 54 minutes into the match, Yaman Academy®'s goalkeeper Jonathan Navarro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Enzo Bertolini. Jonathan Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Guerreiro in the 56th minute of the match. Telmo de Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mustafa Hakan Erçelik in the 57th minute of the match. In the 58th minute Armando Guerreiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Navarro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 60 minutes of play, Sport Club Mavericks's Enzo Bertolini made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Navarro was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sport Club Mavericks made a substitution. Luo Chuan replaced Ong Mathews. In the 65th minute Armando Guerreiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Navarro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 72 minutes into the game, Armando Guerreiro recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jonathan Navarro. Armando Guerreiro showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-3. 78 minutes into the match, Armando Guerreiro dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jonathan Navarro, 2-4. If Mustafa Hakan Erçelik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Yaman Academy®'s Batuğ Resai in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sport Club Mavericks's goalie prevented a goal. 94 minutes into the match, Armando Guerreiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Navarro. Yaman Academy®'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Armando Guerreiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-5. Sport Club Mavericks's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.