U23 World League

República de Italia
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Öztürk Umuralp took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Öztürk Umuralp in the 3rd minute of play forced Club Sportivo Italiano's goalkeeper Rafael Martino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Öztürk Umuralp in the 4th minute of play forced Club Sportivo Italiano's goalkeeper Rafael Martino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Jesus Frichoso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rafael Martino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Öztürk Umuralp in the 16th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arif Ozan Gökdoğan in the 23rd minute of play forced Club Sportivo Italiano's goalkeeper Rafael Martino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafael Martino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arif Ozan Gökdoğan in the 23rd minute of play. In the 26th minute, Öztürk Umuralp 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. If Arif Ozan Gökdoğan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 31st match minute, Gothic Souls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bahadır Yastıkcığlu to maneuver through the defense. Jesus Frichoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Umur Yuluğ having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arif Ozan Gökdoğan in the 36th minute of play forced Club Sportivo Italiano's goalkeeper Rafael Martino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Club Sportivo Italiano's goal looked a bit too open when Öztürk Umuralp came free, but Rafael Martino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 40 minutes, Sezer İnan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gothic Souls's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sezer İnan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Öztürk Umuralp in the 42nd minute of play forced Club Sportivo Italiano's goalkeeper Rafael Martino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Arif Ozan Gökdoğan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Jesus Frichoso made the kick off in the second half. After 56 played minutes Gothic Souls got a freekick which was hit by Yıldırım Mertkal. In the 60th minute, Octavio Senio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Öztürk Umuralp managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gothic Souls's supporters rose to their feet, but Öztürk Umuralp was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rafael Martino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 64th minute, Xabi Alonso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Öztürk Umuralp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 70 minutes into the game, Elvio Machado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Club Sportivo Italiano's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gothic Souls the free kick. After a rather tough play, Club Sportivo Italiano's Elvio Machado got a free kick in the 70th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jesus Frichoso in the 74th minute of play forced Gothic Souls's goalkeeper Umur Yuluğ to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 75 played minutes Gothic Souls got a freekick which was hit by Arif Ozan Gökdoğan. 79 minutes into the match, Öztürk Umuralp notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Club Sportivo Italiano's Rafael Martino. Rafael Martino was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 83rd minute, Öztürk Umuralp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sezer İnan hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. In the 86th minute Jesus Frichoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Umur Yuluğ saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Öztürk Umuralp managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gothic Souls's supporters rose to their feet, but Öztürk Umuralp was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rafael Martino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Öztürk Umuralp in the 93rd minute of play forced Club Sportivo Italiano's goalkeeper Rafael Martino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Club Sportivo Italiano's Rafael Martino proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Club Sportivo Italiano from getting a goal against them. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Gothic Souls walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.