U23 World League

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Spectators: 7678 (Terracing: 5759, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Simon Romildo kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Kalessin booed when Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcellin Lyon didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 6th minute, Simon Romildo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kalessin fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Thaddeus Paleov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Simon Romildo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute Damazy Zbikowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raimundo Aznaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kalessin's Raimundo Aznaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcellin Lyon in the 19th minute of play. Raimundo Aznaro made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Alvaro Scarcella sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 25 minutes, Gencal Sayıl managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gencal Sayıl was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 36th match minute, Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damazy Zbikowski to maneuver through the defense. Simon Romildo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Thaddeus Paleov having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damazy Zbikowski in the 42nd minute of play forced Kalessin's goalkeeper Raimundo Aznaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes into the game, Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx's Damazy Zbikowski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Raimundo Aznaro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. 46 minutes into the match, Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx's goal looked a bit too open when Bram Bosman came free, but Thaddeus Paleov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Alvaro Scarcella made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Kalessin's goal looked a bit too open when Gencal Sayıl came free, but Raimundo Aznaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Raimundo Aznaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damazy Zbikowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Raimundo Aznaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gencal Sayıl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 65 minutes into the match, Gencal Sayıl notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Kalessin's Raimundo Aznaro. Raimundo Aznaro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kalessin made a substitution. Han Sang Xing replaced Bram Bosman. The supporters of Kalessin booed when Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gencal Sayıl didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thaddeus Paleov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Han Sang Xing, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Han Sang Xing received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Thaddeus Paleov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Han Sang Xing's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Thaddeus Paleov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. Damazy Zbikowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raimundo Aznaro having to interfere. If Saul Nicholas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 94th minute, Saul Nicholas made a precise shot to the right of Thaddeus Paleov. Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.