U23 World League

ARENA PEDREGULHO
Spectators: 7836 (Terracing: 5878, Seating: 1802, VIP seats: 156) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ladislao Petri made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Ladislao Petri hit a great ball. Adem El Abidine Ben Ali stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ladislao Petri's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind CAN ERZURUM's goalkeeper Adem El Abidine Ben Ali, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to CAN ERZURUM getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Arın Ferhat Kocaker hit a great ball. Adem El Abidine Ben Ali took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ladislao Petri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adem El Abidine Ben Ali showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ladislao Petri, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 26 minutes into the match, Ladislao Petri had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adem El Abidine Ben Ali. CAN ERZURUM's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ladislao Petri was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. In the 31st minute, Ladislao Petri left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. After having played for 33 minutes, Luís Mota managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Mota was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ladislao Petri in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Adem El Abidine Ben Ali saved CAN ERZURUM from getting behind. Ladislao Petri's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Adem El Abidine Ben Ali read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. Arın Ferhat Kocaker charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arın Ferhat Kocaker the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to CAN ERZURUM getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Arın Ferhat Kocaker hit a great ball. 44 minutes into the match, Ladislao Petri had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adem El Abidine Ben Ali. CAN ERZURUM's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ladislao Petri was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mauri Icardi to strike the kick off in the second half. Ladislao Petri's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Adem El Abidine Ben Ali read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. If Michal Naskrent had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the CAN ERZURUM defense, Ladislao Petri kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adem El Abidine Ben Ali. The CAN ERZURUM fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adem El Abidine Ben Ali should have stopped the shot. After 71 minutes of play, P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C's Yago Balboa made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Adem El Abidine Ben Ali was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to CAN ERZURUM getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Arın Ferhat Kocaker hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in CAN ERZURUM's zone, Yago Balboa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adem El Abidine Ben Ali came out of the goal and Yago Balboa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yago Balboa in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Adem El Abidine Ben Ali saved CAN ERZURUM from getting behind. With a little luck, P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C's Eugenio Chumo got control of the ball when Mauri Icardi tried to sneak it across the goal line. P3DR4 N0 S4P4T0 F.C's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.