U23 World League

Ushuaïa Arena
Spectators: 7706 (Terracing: 5781, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Neşat Hazar started the match with the kick off. Neşat Hazar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Mario Kart tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Maura Icardi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Antony De Avila fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Uğuralp Vasfi having to interfere. Uğuralp Vasfi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antony De Avila, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 23rd minute, Maura Icardi 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. Neşat Hazar might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mario Kart. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Neşat Hazar ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 27th minute, Neşat Hazar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mario Kart was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. When Don Omar came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Club Ibiza fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Don Omar couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antony De Avila in the 37th minute of play forced A.C Barak's goalkeeper Uğuralp Vasfi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mario Kart took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdulkerim Bardakçı, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in A.C Barak's zone, William Vivera stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Uğuralp Vasfi came out of the goal and William Vivera tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucho Bustamante in the 44th minute of play forced A.C Barak's goalkeeper Uğuralp Vasfi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 46 minutes into the match, A.C Barak's goal looked a bit too open when Antony De Avila came free, but Uğuralp Vasfi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antony De Avila in the 47th minute of play forced A.C Barak's goalkeeper Uğuralp Vasfi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Club Ibiza players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. A.C Barak were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Antony De Avila to make the kick off. In the 57th minute, Neşat Hazar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The A.C Barak fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. If Neşat Hazar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Neşat Hazar got free with Mario Kart in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Club Ibiza's Lucho Bustamante in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye A.C Barak's goalie prevented a goal. Uğuralp Vasfi came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by Club Ibiza's Antony De Avila. But to his dismay, Antony De Avila quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Uğuralp Vasfi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucho Bustamante, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Uğuralp Vasfi came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by Club Ibiza's Antony De Avila. But to his dismay, Antony De Avila quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Uğuralp Vasfi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from William Vivera, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Neşat Hazar struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Mario Kart didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for A.C Barak. The supporters of Club Ibiza booed when A.C Barak was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdulkerim Bardakçı didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ixona Tabernilla recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Antony De Avila sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.