U23 World League

XL-Azrail Stadium
Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hayri Sözmen made the kick off which started today's match. XL-Azrail Team's Recep Talha Bircan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael Raymon in the 3rd minute of play. If Rafael Raymon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ali Orhan Karataş charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ali Orhan Karataş the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ali Orhan Karataş hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. 13 minutes into the game, Big Babousa's Rafael Raymon nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Recep Talha Bircan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Recep Talha Bircan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Raymon in the 15th minute of the match. Gürcan Ser's late challenge caught a Big Babousa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gürcan Ser helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Big Babousa booed when XL-Azrail Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gürcan Ser didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Big Babousa's Rafael Raymon in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye XL-Azrail Team's goalie prevented a goal. Recep Talha Bircan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rafael Raymon's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. Recep Talha Bircan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Raymon in the 37th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hayri Sözmen got free with Cipriano Crescencio in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Gürcan Ser came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the XL-Azrail Team 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 Gürcan Ser couldn't finish the play. Ahmet Korkut Algın made in the 41st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Ahmet Ziya Sabih however managed to control. Rafael Raymon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Recep Talha Bircan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Ahmet Korkut Algın made in the 53rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Hayri Sözmen however managed to control. Recep Talha Bircan made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Rafael Raymon sent off a good shot on target. In the 58th minute Salvador Lizer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Recep Talha Bircan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cipriano Crescencio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hayri Sözmen, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Ciriaco Evis kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Rafael Raymon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Rafael Raymon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Big Babousa were awarded a corner in the 82th minute after XL-Azrail Team's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ciriaco Evis took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Ciriaco Evis got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Recep Talha Bircan quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Rafael Raymon's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Recep Talha Bircan firmly grabbed it by the left post. A collision led to Big Babousa getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Salvador Lizer hit a great ball. The XL-Azrail Team fans' excitement grew in the 90th match minute when XL-Azrail Team's Hayri Sözmen looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Salvador Lizer during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Big Babousa's Salvador Lizer got a free kick in the 94th minute.