U23 World League

Ambev Stadium
Spectators: 7518 (Terracing: 5639, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) Dedê Cerezo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 6th play minutes Nicolas Anelka shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Rogério Ceni and just under the crossbar into goal. 8 minutes into the game, Pedrão Paraense was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Divina Comédia FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ---Atam Osmanlı--- the free kick. Pedrão Paraense hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Arif Bilge Hünerli hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. In the 12th minute, Nicolas Anelka ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rogério Ceni was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. If Nicolas Anelka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 18th match minute, Divina Comédia FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaime Simão to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nicolas Anelka in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rogério Ceni saved Divina Comédia FC from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tansel Toktimur during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Tansel Toktimur hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Nicolas Anelka's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rogério Ceni was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. When ---Atam Osmanlı---'s Nicolas Anelka in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Divina Comédia FC's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Divina Comédia FC booed when ---Atam Osmanlı--- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cevher Hafi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 32nd minute of the match Cristiano Furtado shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ceyhun Mennan showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Rogério Ceni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas Anelka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ---Atam Osmanlı---'s Arif Bilge Hünerli managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Jaime Simão in the 36 minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aloísio Chulapa in the 41st minute of play forced ---Atam Osmanlı---'s goalkeeper Ceyhun Mennan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ---Atam Osmanlı---'s Ceyhun Mennan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dedê Cerezo in the 44th minute of play. Rogério Ceni stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nicolas Anelka's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Nicolas Anelka made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Jaime Simão was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Divina Comédia FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ---Atam Osmanlı--- the free kick. In the 59th minute Nicolas Anelka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogério Ceni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aloísio Chulapa in the 61st minute of play forced ---Atam Osmanlı---'s goalkeeper Ceyhun Mennan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute, Nicolas Anelka made a precise shot to the right of Rogério Ceni. Divina Comédia FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. ---Atam Osmanlı---'s Arif Bilge Hünerli quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Jaime Simão, made in the 69th minute of the game. Divina Comédia FC's Rogério Ceni proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Divina Comédia FC from getting a goal against them. Jaime Simão hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. 80 minutes into the match, Tansel Toktimur dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Rogério Ceni, 0-4. If Nicolas Anelka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 89 minutes, Aloísio Chulapa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Divina Comédia FC and the ---Atam Osmanlı--- players grew even worse after the yellow card. Aloísio Chulapa hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match.