U23 World League

Arena Ximbocú
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ferhat Kaya kicked off to start the match. Gustavo Mendonça could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Nusrettin Özilter made a huge save. In the 13thth minute of the game Ersan Özgenalp who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lobo Guará's Vânderson Esteves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nusrettin Özilter made an important save on a dangerous shot by Albertinho Leite in the 19th minute. When Tostão Veloso fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Büyükçekmece FC.'s protests and gave Tostão Veloso a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Büyükçekmece FC.'s Tostão Veloso got a free kick in the 21st minute. If Albertinho Leite had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nusrettin Özilter didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Lobo Guará's Gustavo Mendonça shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. 29 minutes into the match, Lobo Guará's goal looked a bit too open when Ferhat Kaya came free, but Vânderson Esteves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute Büyükçekmece FC. were awarded a corner. Mikail Özil went to the cornerflag to take it. When Dinçer Candar came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Büyükçekmece FC. 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 Dinçer Candar couldn't finish the play. 36 minutes into the match, Gustavo Mendonça had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nusrettin Özilter. Büyükçekmece FC.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gustavo Mendonça was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Ferhat Kaya blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vânderson Esteves having to make a save. Vânderson Esteves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferhat Kaya, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. After 41 minutes, Ferhat Kaya made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Lobo Guará's Vânderson Esteves tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gustavo Mendonça in the 48th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nusrettin Özilter saved Büyükçekmece FC. from getting behind. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Büyükçekmece FC. made a substitution. Eralp Köksan replaced Dinçer Candar. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gustavo Mendonça was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Eralp Köksan dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Vânderson Esteves, 2-2. In the 57th minute, Ferhat Kaya reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Vânderson Esteves. The goal made the score 2-3. Mateus Terra kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. A collision led to Lobo Guará getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Mateus Terra hit a great ball. Eralp Köksan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Vânderson Esteves made a huge save. Gustavo Mendonça sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eralp Köksan hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match.