U23 World League

ALTAY ATATURK ARENA
Spectators: 7706 (Terracing: 5781, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wit Winnicki in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aygün Yaltırak saved ALTAY MYTHS from getting behind. Vitinho das Neves's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aygün Yaltırak read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Orhan Üstündağ got free with Dráusio Pitta in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 12th minute Cristian Ronaldo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aygün Yaltırak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ALTAY MYTHS's Aygün Yaltırak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wit Winnicki in the 16th minute of play. Aygün Yaltırak stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wit Winnicki's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. In the 20thth minute of the game Cristian Ronaldo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ALTAY MYTHS's Aygün Yaltırak was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mansur Arıhan's late challenge caught a Pégasus F. C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mansur Arıhan helped the player get up and apologised. After 22 played minutes ALTAY MYTHS got a freekick which was hit by Mansur Arıhan. In the 22nd minute of the match Samuca Tepedino shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Aygün Yaltırak showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 26th minute, Cristian Ronaldo 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. The Pégasus F. C. fans' excitement grew in the 33rd match minute when Pégasus F. C.'s Samuca Tepedino 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 38th match minute, ALTAY MYTHS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orhan Üstündağ to maneuver through the defense. Pégasus F. C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Samuca Tepedino in the 40th minute. After taking down the ball on Pégasus F. C.'s corner Samuca Tepedino fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Aygün Yaltırak quite easily take care of the ball. Cristian Ronaldo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Wit Winnicki was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Wit Winnicki's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aygün Yaltırak was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. 54 minutes into the game, Çelikan Hızlı cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Dráusio Pitta was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 1-4 became the score in the 61st minute when Wit Winnicki elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 65 minutes had been played when some careless play by ALTAY MYTHS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Samuca Tepedino was slow to take the kick. During this time Pégasus F. C.'s players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Pégasus F. C.'s corner Cristian Ronaldo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Aygün Yaltırak quite easily take care of the ball. 68 minutes into the match, Pégasus F. C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Dorukhan İzmirli came free, but Dráusio Pitta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 69 minutes into the game, Pégasus F. C.'s Samuca Tepedino nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aygün Yaltırak made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5. ALTAY MYTHS made a substitution. Mürsel Haylaz replaced Mansur Arıhan. With an all-out effort, Pégasus F. C.'s Aygün Yaltırak threw himself towards the right post 75 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Vivaldo Freire, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 78 minutes into the game, Pégasus F. C.'s Cristian Ronaldo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aygün Yaltırak made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-6. After 90 played minutes Pégasus F. C. got a freekick which was hit by Vitinho das Neves. Cristian Ronaldo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Aygün Yaltırak made a huge save.