U23 World League

Anatolia Park
Spectators: 7736 (Terracing: 5803, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jarbas Dantas made the kick off which started today's match. Urbano Curcio hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Uğuralp Vasfi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jarbas Dantas in the 8th minute of play. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind A.C Barak's goalkeeper Uğuralp Vasfi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Uğuralp Vasfi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jarbas Dantas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 25 minutes into the game, Valentin Egun was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pegaso's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave A.C Barak the free kick. In the 25th minute, Valentin Egun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pastor Mino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Uğuralp Ahmetoğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Jarbas Dantas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Pegaso's Jarbas Dantas in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd 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. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Uğuralp Ahmetoğlu took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Pastor Mino to make any attempt to save it. In the 41st minute Urbano Curcio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uğuralp Vasfi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd minute, Shi Guang Feng hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Uğuralp Vasfi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jarbas Dantas, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Uğuralp Ahmetoğlu to strike the kick off in the second half. Uğuralp Vasfi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jarbas Dantas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, A.C Barak's Uğuralp Vasfi got control of the ball when Urbano Curcio tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jarbas Dantas charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jarbas Dantas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Wilfried Zaha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pastor Mino having to interfere. Urbano Curcio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Uğuralp Vasfi made a huge save. Uğuralp Vasfi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jarbas Dantas in the 74th minute of the match. When Pegaso's Jarbas Dantas in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd 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. 87 minutes into the match, Pegaso's goal looked a bit too open when Uğuralp Ahmetoğlu came free, but Pastor Mino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Pegaso's Jarbas Dantas slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Uğuralp Vasfi. That made the score 1-1 after 89 minutes of play. Wilfried Zaha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Despite being the better team, A.C Barak failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.