U23 World League

KARAGÜLLE ARENA
Spectators: 7683 (Terracing: 5763, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. İlyas Ahid started the match with the kick off. Isidoro Baristo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isidoro Baristo, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hector Terciero in the 14th minute of play. Haydar Torhan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cornelio Asteri having to interfere. A collision led to Guansa getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Hector Terciero hit a great ball. 25 minutes into the game, !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's İlyas Ahid nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cornelio Asteri made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Bonifacio Uzuri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cornelio Asteri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from İlyas Ahid, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Isidoro Baristo made a kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Guansa's Isidoro Baristo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 55th minute, Semi İltemiz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Isidoro Baristo sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Ahmet Hakan Mirza hit a great ball. In the 74th minute Haydar Torhan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cornelio Asteri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Guansa getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Mauro Ordono hit a great ball. !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's Haydar Torhan got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Serafino Ostots's late challenge caught a !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Serafino Ostots helped the player get up and apologised. After 91 played minutes Guansa got a freekick which was hit by Serafino Ostots. The Guansa supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Guansa would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.