U23 World League

República de Italia
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jesus Frichoso made the kick off which started today's match. In the 11th minute, Robin Hood ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rafael Martino was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Robin Hood spun around in front of the goal 16 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Club Sportivo Italiano's goal. The supporters of 1930 Bafraspor booed when Club Sportivo Italiano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Shen Yi Zhen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rafael Martino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erdal Tamkoç, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 23 minutes into the game, Jesus Frichoso cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Qin Sen Chen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 26 minutes into the match, 1930 Bafraspor's Robin Hood sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rafael Martino narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 28 minutes into the match, 1930 Bafraspor's Erdal Tamkoç sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rafael Martino narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Qin Sen Chen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jesus Frichoso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 33 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Erdal Tamkoç sped through Club Sportivo Italiano's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rafael Martino. Justo Romo hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Justo Romo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Qin Sen Chen made a huge save. 42 minutes into the match, 1930 Bafraspor's goalkeeper Qin Sen Chen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Justo Romo. In the 43rd minute, Erdal Tamkoç left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 1930 Bafraspor fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Erdal Tamkoç stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice moves Erdal Tamkoç could shoot a difficult shot in the 56th minute, which Rafael Martino however easily saved by the left post. Qin Sen Chen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Justo Romo in the 58th minute of the match. When Osman Gulson fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 1930 Bafraspor's protests and gave Osman Gulson a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, 1930 Bafraspor's Osman Gulson got a free kick in the 68th minute. Qin Sen Chen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Justo Romo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Club Sportivo Italiano's Rafael Martino proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Club Sportivo Italiano from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erdal Tamkoç got free with Rafael Martino in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 75th minute, Robin Hood reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Rafael Martino. The goal made the score 1-4. In the 78th minute Jesus Frichoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qin Sen Chen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to 1930 Bafraspor getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Wilfred Zaha hit a great ball. Rafael Martino didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Erdal Tamkoç went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-5 was the resulting score. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. 1930 Bafraspor walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.