U23 World League

Ali Sami Yen
Spectators: 7686 (Terracing: 5765, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Leonardo Colombo took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute, Cihangir Ertaş hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 6th minute, LİONS PEAK's Cihangir Ertaş seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Cihangir Ertaş the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of LİONS PEAK protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Cihangir Ertaş had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 5 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for LİONS PEAK! An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonardo Colombo in the 12th minute of play forced LİONS PEAK's goalkeeper Tuncay Eldem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 12 minutes, Leonardo Colombo made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. LİONS PEAK's Tuncay Eldem tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 15 minutes into the match, LİONS PEAK's goal looked a bit too open when Leonardo Colombo came free, but Tuncay Eldem reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tuncay Eldem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jurand Panikowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Leeds Kraków F.C. booed when LİONS PEAK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Barlas Tengizalp didn't get a good kick on the ball. LİONS PEAK's Tuncay Eldem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonardo Colombo in the 21st minute of play. Leonardo Colombo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Tuncay Eldem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leonardo Colombo in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tuncay Eldem saved LİONS PEAK from getting behind. After 30 played minutes Leeds Kraków F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Marcin Rojewski. Leonardo Colombo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Tuncay Eldem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tuncay Eldem didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leonardo Colombo went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Leonardo Colombo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tuncay Eldem having to make a save. After some careless play in the LİONS PEAK defense, Leonardo Colombo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tuncay Eldem. The LİONS PEAK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tuncay Eldem should have stopped the shot.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Erkan Cangur to make the kick off. Leonardo Colombo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The Leeds Kraków F.C. fans' excitement grew in the 55th match minute when Leeds Kraków F.C.'s Leonardo Colombo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-6 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Tuncay Eldem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonardo Colombo in the 59th minute of play. In the 65th minute, Leonardo Colombo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Leeds Kraków F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-8. Tuncay Eldem made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Leonardo Colombo sent off a good shot on target. After 73 minutes, Loco Smart mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Leeds Kraków F.C. and the LİONS PEAK players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Leeds Kraków F.C. getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Loco Smart hit a great ball. 82 minutes into the match, LİONS PEAK's goal looked a bit too open when Leonardo Colombo came free, but Tuncay Eldem reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bünyamin Ergüner hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. When Erkan Cangur came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the LİONS PEAK 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 Erkan Cangur couldn't finish the play. 91 minutes into the match, LİONS PEAK's goalkeeper Tuncay Eldem had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leonardo Colombo.