U23 World League

Ali Sami Yen
Spectators: 7691 (Terracing: 5769, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) After a rather tough play, LİONS PEAK's Ahmet Koralp Yıldırım got a free kick in the 3rd minute. The supporters of LİONS PEAK booed when Les Tigres was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Romulo Lizar didn't get a good kick on the ball. A throw-in in the 10th minute of the game was made by Mustafa Necati Köksal with İlmi Şahabeddin as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Fabian Reynardo kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 19 minutes into the game, when Bülent Tayguner put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in LİONS PEAK fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 18th minute. Penalty! Cihangir Ertaş made in the 26th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Les Tigres's Ernesto Tabb. Erkan Cangur sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Martin Ostadar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Koralp Yıldırım in the 29th minute of the match. Victor Steven hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. In the 41st minute, Rigoberto Iratze left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Les Tigres fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 44th minute, Guillermo Tano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half Les Tigres were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Rigoberto Iratze made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, LİONS PEAK's Tuncay Eldem got control of the ball when Rigoberto Iratze tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rigoberto Iratze did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-3 to the left of a surprised Tuncay Eldem 54 minutes into the match. Victor Steven received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tuncay Eldem came out and tried to block the shot, but Victor Steven slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 58th minute. With his leg Tuncay Eldem managed to avoid a goal in the 65thth minute, when Les Tigres's Rigoberto Iratze fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to LİONS PEAK getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Bünyamin Ergüner hit a great ball. Tuncay Eldem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rigoberto Iratze, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 77 minutes, Fabian Reynardo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Les Tigres and the LİONS PEAK players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of LİONS PEAK booed when Les Tigres was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabian Reynardo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Victor Steven during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 80th match minute, Les Tigres was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victor Steven to maneuver through the defense. LİONS PEAK's Tuncay Eldem proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save LİONS PEAK from getting a goal against them. LİONS PEAK's Tuncay Eldem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Steven in the 83rd minute of play. In the 84th minute Les Tigres were awarded a corner. Romulo Lizar went to the cornerflag to take it. Tuncay Eldem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Steven, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 89 minutes into the game, Rigoberto Iratze was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Les Tigres's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave LİONS PEAK the free kick. A collision led to Les Tigres getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Rigoberto Iratze hit a great ball. 90 minutes into the game, İlmi Şahabeddin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LİONS PEAK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Les Tigres the free kick. İlmi Şahabeddin kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Tuncay Eldem stood somewhat misplaced when Rigoberto Iratze came free in front of goal and shot 0-5 to the left of him in the 95 minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Les Tigres had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.