U23 World League

El Casco
Spectators: 7721 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Segundo Feliu made the kick off which started today's match. 8 minutes into the match, Eleuterio Sotil dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Umur Yuluğ, 1-0. In the 11th minute of the game Beppe Romagnoli made a throw-in which Filippo Degrassi played forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Öztürk Umuralp in the 16th minute of play forced Bicicleta F.C.'s goalkeeper Fausto Roderigo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gothic Souls were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after Bicicleta F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tugay Kerimoglu took the corner. Fausto Roderigo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Öztürk Umuralp went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After 25 played minutes Bicicleta F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Beppe Romagnoli. 32 minutes into the match, Segundo Feliu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Umur Yuluğ. Gothic Souls's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Segundo Feliu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Gothic Souls's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tugay Kerimoglu in the 47th minute. Gothic Souls's Tugay Kerimoglu was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Fausto Roderigo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

Arif Ozan Gökdoğan might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fausto Roderigo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arif Ozan Gökdoğan ran back to his position shaking his head. Arif Ozan Gökdoğan who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 63rdth minute tested the skills of Fausto Roderigo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 71st minute, Öztürk Umuralp 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. Bicicleta F.C.'s Eleuterio Sotil got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Umur Yuluğ took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgardo Iruinea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fausto Roderigo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Öztürk Umuralp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Umur Yuluğ made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eleuterio Sotil in the 90th minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, Gothic Souls's goal looked a bit too open when Hüsmen Vahat came free, but Umur Yuluğ reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Bicicleta F.C. had played much better football throughout.