U23 World League

SLOVAKIA Stadium
Spectators: 7680 (Terracing: 5761, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Macit Birsen took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s zone, Matúš Sedlák stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Şaban Selman came out of the goal and Matúš Sedlák tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Peter Závadský showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lokman Talayer in the 9th minute of the match. In the 11th minute, Uygur Bozok 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. Peter Závadský took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Macit Birsen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Şaban Selman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viktor Pitoňák in the 20th minute of play. In the 23rd minute, D.J. Bobo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's Peter Závadský played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Macit Birsen in the 24th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Macit Birsen in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Peter Závadský saved V.K.DRINK Hermanovce from getting behind. A collision led to Otomasyon Gençlik F.K. getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Altuğ Zeval hit a great ball. In the 31st match minute, V.K.DRINK Hermanovce was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lukáš Krišpín to maneuver through the defense. Daniel Chvalný kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Macit Birsen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Peter Závadský was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Macit Birsen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Peter Závadský was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Peter Závadský made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Macit Birsen in the 37th minute of play. After taking down the ball on Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s corner Ferid Hazar fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Peter Závadský quite easily take care of the ball. 40 minutes into the game, Ant Kazakhan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave V.K.DRINK Hermanovce the free kick. Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s Şaban Selman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viktor Pitoňák in the 46th minute of play. The supporters of Otomasyon Gençlik F.K. booed when V.K.DRINK Hermanovce was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lukáš Krišpín didn't get a good kick on the ball. Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s Lokman Talayer got a good chance for a goal in the 48th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Viktor Pitoňák made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Macit Birsen got free with Peter Závadský in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's zone, Uygur Bozok stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Peter Závadský came out of the goal and Uygur Bozok tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 62nd minute Marek Janáček shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Şaban Selman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Peter Závadský showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Macit Birsen in the 64th minute of the match. In the 67th minute Matúš Sedlák shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Şaban Selman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marek Janáček in the 69th 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. After 70 minutes, Richard Podlubný mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the V.K.DRINK Hermanovce and the Otomasyon Gençlik F.K. players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Otomasyon Gençlik F.K. booed when V.K.DRINK Hermanovce was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Richard Podlubný didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's Peter Závadský got control of the ball when Macit Birsen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Macit Birsen hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. In the 79th minute, Marek Janáček hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 81st minute, Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s Macit Birsen ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Peter Závadský. Peter Závadský yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-1. V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's Peter Závadský proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save V.K.DRINK Hermanovce from getting a goal against them. After 92 played minutes V.K.DRINK Hermanovce got a freekick which was hit by Ondrej Tobiáš. After a rather tough play, V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's Marek Janáček got a free kick in the 95th minute.