U23 World League

Mestre Telê Santana
Spectators: 7656 (Terracing: 5744, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) In the 4th match minute, RED KHAGAN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Steve Rogers to maneuver through the defense. 7 minutes into the match, RED KHAGAN's Anıl Ozan Naim sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rui Souto narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 12th minute Anıl Ozan Naim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rui Souto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Arsenal MGK getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Virgílio dos Santos hit a great ball. Rui Souto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anıl Ozan Naim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 15 played minutes Arsenal MGK got a freekick which was hit by Jerônimo Meirelles. Anıl Ozan Naim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Rui Souto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcelo Vasconcelos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Alaaddin Tezeren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rui Souto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anıl Ozan Naim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Al Pištěk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 37th minute, Aytekin Ciner 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. Al Pištěk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Alaaddin Tezeren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adnan Nedret kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Alaaddin Tezeren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelo Vasconcelos in the 58th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Steve Rogers during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Arsenal MGK booed when RED KHAGAN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Steve Rogers didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alaaddin Tezeren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Al Pištěk in the 66th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, RED KHAGAN's goal looked a bit too open when Marcelo Vasconcelos came free, but Alaaddin Tezeren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Steve Rogers got his second yellow card in the match during the 67th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After having played for 69 minutes, Al Pištěk managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arsenal MGK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Al Pištěk was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to RED KHAGAN getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Tayyip Murathan hit a great ball. Arsenal MGK's Virgílio dos Santos got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 73rd match minute, Arsenal MGK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Al Pištěk to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 79 minutes, Marcelo Vasconcelos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arsenal MGK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcelo Vasconcelos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcelo Vasconcelos in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alaaddin Tezeren saved RED KHAGAN from getting behind. Jerônimo Meirelles hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Rui Souto made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Anıl Ozan Naim sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Arsenal MGK getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Al Pištěk hit a great ball. The supporters of RED KHAGAN booed when Arsenal MGK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Akil Yurtsever didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Vasconcelos in the 89th minute of play forced RED KHAGAN's goalkeeper Alaaddin Tezeren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anıl Ozan Naim blasted a shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rui Souto having to make a save. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Arsenal MGK lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.