U23 World League

Isparta Atatürk
Spectators: 7775 (Terracing: 5832, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 155) Ludomir Lanczak made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the match, ISPARTASPOR U21's goal looked a bit too open when Keno Dibra came free, but Michel van der Bij reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ricardo Arias made in the 9th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ISPARTASPOR U21's Igor Manex. In the 11th minute ISPARTASPOR U21 were awarded a corner. Alfredo Gumaro went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Alfredo Gumaro got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mark Evans quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 13 minutes into the game, AC Civetta Notturna's Keno Dibra nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Michel van der Bij made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 16 minutes into the match, AC Civetta Notturna's goalkeeper Mark Evans had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ludomir Lanczak. After 16 minutes, Ludomir Lanczak made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. AC Civetta Notturna's Mark Evans tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ludomir Lanczak's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 19thth minute, Mark Evans skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Mark Evans made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Ludomir Lanczak sent off a good shot on target. 26 minutes into the game, Emilio Araoz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ISPARTASPOR U21's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AC Civetta Notturna the free kick. The supporters of AC Civetta Notturna booed when ISPARTASPOR U21 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emilio Araoz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Michel van der Bij showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Godfried Taverniers in the 28th minute of the match. In the 29th minute, Davi Isac got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. With his leg Mark Evans managed to avoid a goal in the 39thth minute, when ISPARTASPOR U21's Ludomir Lanczak fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind AC Civetta Notturna's goalkeeper Mark Evans, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Keno Dibra in the 46th minute of play forced ISPARTASPOR U21's goalkeeper Michel van der Bij to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Emanuele Corsi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. ISPARTASPOR U21's Michel van der Bij proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save ISPARTASPOR U21 from getting a goal against them. Ludomir Lanczak took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mark Evans. Mark Evans dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. ISPARTASPOR U21's Atahan Çevikcan was substituted for Davi Isac. After having played for 66 minutes, Bernardo Carbonaro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AC Civetta Notturna's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bernardo Carbonaro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ludomir Lanczak blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mark Evans having to make a save. In the 68th minute Ludomir Lanczak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mark Evans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind AC Civetta Notturna's goalkeeper Mark Evans, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, AC Civetta Notturna's Ricardo Arias got a free kick in the 74th minute. ISPARTASPOR U21's Mitch Batshuayi was substituted for Ludomir Lanczak. Mark Evans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mitch Batshuayi in the 77th minute of the match. Keno Dibra could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Michel van der Bij made a huge save. 80 minutes into the match, AC Civetta Notturna's goal looked a bit too open when Mitch Batshuayi came free, but Mark Evans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Michel van der Bij made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bernardo Carbonaro in the 84th minute. In the 89th match minute, ISPARTASPOR U21 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sol Campbell to maneuver through the defense. Godfried Taverniers kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. When ISPARTASPOR U21's Mitch Batshuayi in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AC Civetta Notturna's goalie prevented a goal. AC Civetta Notturna's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.