U23 World League

Estadio NicoMedia
Spectators: 7711 (Terracing: 5785, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rafet Eroğul made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the match, Pereiras FC's goalkeeper Vânderson Botelho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by İrfan-Can Kahveci. Seyhun Yalazan hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Vânderson Botelho made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rafet Eroğul in the 13th minute. The audience was convinced that Zhuo Cheng Xiang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bedir Demirtaş was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. 16 minutes into the match, İrfan-Can Kahveci had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vânderson Botelho. Pereiras FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that İrfan-Can Kahveci was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's zone, Enio Palmeira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bedir Demirtaş came out of the goal and Enio Palmeira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Pereiras FC's Vânderson Botelho got control of the ball when Rafet Eroğul tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Pereiras FC's Vânderson Botelho got control of the ball when Rafet Eroğul tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Guilherme Trancoso in the 43rd minute of play forced ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's goalkeeper Bedir Demirtaş to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 45 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Pereiras FC! 47 minutes into the game, Kurd Kurå cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Vânderson Botelho was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luís Guilherme Trancoso stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Seyhun Yalazan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vânderson Botelho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vânderson Botelho stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rafet Eroğul's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. In the 61st minute, Enio Palmeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pereiras FC's Marcelo Batista was substituted for Nilson Trevisan. In the 63rd minute, Rafet Eroğul 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. In the 64th minute, Fabrício Rocha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Kurd Kurå hit a great ball. Enio Palmeira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 76 minutes into the match, Rafet Eroğul notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Pereiras FC's Vânderson Botelho. Vânderson Botelho was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Vânderson Botelho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafet Eroğul in the 79th minute of play. In the 79th minute, Luís Guilherme Trancoso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 80 minutes, Rafet Eroğul managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rafet Eroğul was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vânderson Botelho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edin Džeko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 83rd minute İrfan-Can Kahveci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vânderson Botelho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vânderson Botelho didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rafet Eroğul went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Fabrício Rocha kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Fabrício Rocha kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. 92 minutes into the match, Pereiras FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rafet Eroğul came free, but Vânderson Botelho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pereiras FC's Vânderson Botelho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by İrfan-Can Kahveci in the 93rd minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ fans cheered their team off the field, for while Pereiras FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.