U23 World League

ÇINAR ARENA
Spectators: 7702 (Terracing: 5778, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rigoberto Iratze got the match started through his kick off. Şaban Selman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rigoberto Iratze in the 5th minute of the match. Lokman Talayer recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 22 minutes into the match, Les Tigres's goalkeeper Martin Ostadar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lokman Talayer. 25 minutes into the game, Les Tigres's Rigoberto Iratze nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Şaban Selman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. A collision led to Les Tigres getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Romulo Lizar hit a great ball. Kutalp Okhan charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kutalp Okhan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 35 played minutes Otomasyon Gençlik F.K. got a freekick which was hit by Tobiasz Pryputnicki. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Steven in the 36th minute of play forced Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s goalkeeper Şaban Selman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martin Ostadar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lokman Talayer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ivan Tohias's late challenge caught a Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ivan Tohias helped the player get up and apologised. Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s Kutalp Okhan got his second yellow card of the match in the 46th minute. The referee ordered Kutalp Okhan off the ground. The supporters of Les Tigres booed when Otomasyon Gençlik F.K. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kutalp Okhan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lokman Talayer to strike the kick off in the second half. Romulo Lizar kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. 58 minutes into the match, Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s Lokman Talayer sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Martin Ostadar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 59th minute, İslam Işıklar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Martin Ostadar was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Şaban Selman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Steven in the 62nd minute of play. Şaban Selman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rigoberto Iratze in the 64th minute. After some careless play in the Les Tigres defense, İslam Işıklar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Martin Ostadar. The Les Tigres fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Martin Ostadar should have stopped the shot. 70 minutes into the match, Les Tigres's goal looked a bit too open when Lokman Talayer came free, but Martin Ostadar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Les Tigres's Victor Steven got a free kick in the 71st minute. Emanuel Guerau hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. 78 minutes into the game, Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s İslam Işıklar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Martin Ostadar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. İslam Işıklar took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Martin Ostadar. Martin Ostadar dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. When Lokman Talayer came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Otomasyon Gençlik F.K. 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 Lokman Talayer couldn't finish the play. Les Tigres's Martin Ostadar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by İslam Işıklar in the 88th minute of play. After 89 minutes of play, Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s Lokman Talayer made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Martin Ostadar was left in no man's land by his defense there! 94 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 Otomasyon Gençlik F.K. the free kick. After 94 played minutes Les Tigres got a freekick which was hit by Rigoberto Iratze. When the referee ended the match the Otomasyon Gençlik F.K. players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.