U23 World League

Plasnikarium Arena
Spectators: 7789 (Terracing: 5843, Seating: 1791, VIP seats: 155) Fausto Solustiano made the kick off and thus started the match. Cristian Hats showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcel Freitas in the 3rd minute of the match. Cristian Hats took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Çakır Baycan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 7 minutes into the game, Atalay Sami cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Cristian Hats was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. PLASNIKE's Cristian Hats played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Çakır Baycan in the 10th minute of play. In the 11th match minute, Predators was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nazmi Deryace to maneuver through the defense. PLASNIKE's Casimiro Inko got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 15 minutes into the match, Çakır Baycan notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of PLASNIKE's Cristian Hats. Cristian Hats was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 19th minute Çakır Baycan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristian Hats saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th minute Çakır Baycan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristian Hats saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristian Hats showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Çakır Baycan, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Victorino Balendin kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. In the 24th minute, Fausto Solustiano reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Uchenna Panter. The goal made the score 1-2. 27 minutes into the match, PLASNIKE's goal looked a bit too open when Marcel Freitas came free, but Cristian Hats reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristian Hats took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Çakır Baycan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Predators's Uchenna Panter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aldo Favila in the 29th minute of play. In the 35th minute, Çakır Baycan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Predators fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aldo Romero during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Aldo Romero hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Atalay Sami received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Cristian Hats tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcel Freitas took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cristian Hats. Cristian Hats dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. 46 minutes into the game, Predators's Çakır Baycan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cristian Hats made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-5 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcel Freitas to make the kick off. Atalay Sami received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Cristian Hats tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Uchenna Panter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aldo Favila in the 58th minute of the match. In the 60th minute, Predators's Çakır Baycan dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-6. In the 64th minute Çakır Baycan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristian Hats saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th minute Atalay Sami shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristian Hats saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Predators's Uchenna Panter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Casimiro Inko in the 73rd minute of play. In the 74th minute of the match PLASNIKE got a corner. Predators's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Casimiro Inko ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 74th minute, Victorino Balendin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marcel Freitas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Cristian Hats made a huge save. PLASNIKE's Cristian Hats played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Çakır Baycan in the 77th minute of play. Cristian Hats made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Atalay Sami in the 78th minute of play. Atalay Sami succeeded in the game's 78th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-7. After a rather tough play, PLASNIKE's Aldo Romero got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Cristian Hats showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Atalay Sami, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. PLASNIKE's Cristian Hats proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save PLASNIKE from getting a goal against them. A collision led to PLASNIKE getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Gaudencio Vito hit a great ball. Predators's Çakır Baycan shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 90th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Cristian Hats but with some difficulty. In the 91st minute, Fausto Solustiano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Çakır Baycan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristian Hats was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. Predators played a much better game than PLASNIKE and deserved their victory. The PLASNIKE players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.