U23 World League

Monumental Maquinola
Spectators: 7722 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Namık Hafız took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Armando Baraquiel in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cengiz Bozbey prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cengiz Bozbey was a little too slow when Armando Baraquiel got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 11th minute. The score was now 1-0. When Lions Of Turks's Namık Hafız in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Depor Alex Return's goalie prevented a goal. Jony Maidana made in the 18th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Lions Of Turks's Çetin Özdoru. Randle Barry's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cengiz Bozbey read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. The supporters of Depor Alex Return booed when Lions Of Turks was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gencay Akbayrak didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lions Of Turks's Cengiz Bozbey proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Lions Of Turks from getting a goal against them. Depor Alex Return were awarded a corner in the 27th minute after Lions Of Turks's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. German Erruki took the corner. Depor Alex Return's German Erruki was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Cengiz Bozbey in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Julio Domeka hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Armando Baraquiel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Federico Checa came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by Lions Of Turks's Namık Hafız. But to his dismay, Namık Hafız quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Namık Hafız in the 47th minute of play forced Depor Alex Return's goalkeeper Federico Checa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Armando Baraquiel made a kick off. Lions Of Turks's Cengiz Bozbey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armando Baraquiel in the 54th minute of play. When Depor Alex Return's Armando Baraquiel in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lions Of Turks's goalie prevented a goal. Cengiz Bozbey 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 60th minute. Lions Of Turks's Cengiz Bozbey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armando Baraquiel in the 68th minute of play. In the 72nd minute, Armando Baraquiel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cengiz Bozbey was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Cengiz Bozbey 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 75th minute. Çetin Özdoru hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Armando Baraquiel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cengiz Bozbey having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Lions Of Turks's zone, Armando Baraquiel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cengiz Bozbey 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Namık Hafız managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lions Of Turks's supporters rose to their feet, but Namık Hafız was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Federico Checa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Çetin Özdoru charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Çetin Özdoru the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Lions Of Turks getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Çetin Özdoru hit a great ball. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.