U23 World League

XL-Azrail Stadium
Spectators: 7663 (Terracing: 5748, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) Recep Talha Bircan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Baraquiel, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. In the 10th minute Armando Baraquiel 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. Recep Talha Bircan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armando Baraquiel in the 15th minute of play. Armando Baraquiel might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Recep Talha Bircan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Armando Baraquiel ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 24th match minute, Depor Alex Return was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Randle Barry to maneuver through the defense. Recep Talha Bircan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laureano Olayo, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Armando Baraquiel might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Recep Talha Bircan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Armando Baraquiel ran back to his position shaking his head. Armando Baraquiel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Recep Talha Bircan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Baraquiel, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Armando Baraquiel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Depor Alex Return's supporters rose to their feet, but Armando Baraquiel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Recep Talha Bircan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gürcan Ser fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Federico Checa having to interfere. XL-Azrail Team's Gürcan Ser got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 47th minute, Armando Baraquiel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Depor Alex Return fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Armando Baraquiel made a kick off. Armando Baraquiel might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Recep Talha Bircan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Armando Baraquiel ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Armando Baraquiel got free with Recep Talha Bircan in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Armando Baraquiel blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Recep Talha Bircan having to make a save. Armando Baraquiel might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Recep Talha Bircan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Armando Baraquiel ran back to his position shaking his head. With his leg Recep Talha Bircan managed to avoid a goal in the 62ndth minute, when Depor Alex Return's Armando Baraquiel fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Armando Baraquiel got free with Recep Talha Bircan in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in XL-Azrail Team's zone, Armando Baraquiel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Recep Talha Bircan came out of the goal and Armando Baraquiel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Armando Baraquiel struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Recep Talha Bircan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Depor Alex Return. Armando Baraquiel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 83rd minute Armando Baraquiel 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. Randle Barry fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Recep Talha Bircan having to interfere. Burhan Okboğa charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Burhan Okboğa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 86th minute, Burhan Okboğa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 89th minute of the game Ahmet Ziya Sabih made a throw-in which Gürcan Ser played forward. Doriva Pimenta kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the 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 Armando Baraquiel in the 92nd minute of play.