U23 World League

Evcilerspor
Spectators: 7555 (Terracing: 5668, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Metehan Kuntay started the match with the kick off. Ruslan Gavrilenkov made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Metehan Kuntay sent off a good shot on target. Valentin Vorobiev hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. 9 minutes into the game, Nikolay Kosunov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ali Atıf Okatay was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alp Ergintuğ kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. When STORM's Igor Maley in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Evcilerspor's goalie prevented a goal. Igor Maley took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ali Atıf Okatay. Ali Atıf Okatay dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. When the match had gone on for 24 minutes, Nikolay Kosunov put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Ali Atıf Okatay. Ruslan Gavrilenkov made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Metehan Kuntay sent off a good shot on target. Aleksey Klinkovskiy charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aleksey Klinkovskiy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ruslan Gavrilenkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Metehan Kuntay in the 35th minute of the match. After 35 minutes of play, Evcilerspor's Metehan Kuntay made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ruslan Gavrilenkov was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikolay Ananichev in the 38th minute of play forced Evcilerspor's goalkeeper Ali Atıf Okatay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Evcilerspor defense, Nikolay Kosunov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ali Atıf Okatay. The Evcilerspor fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ali Atıf Okatay should have stopped the shot. Ali Atıf Okatay came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by STORM's Aleksandr Schukin. But to his dismay, Aleksandr Schukin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-6. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-6 lead.

Hürkan Köken hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Ali Atıf Okatay made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Igor Maley sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as STORM's Nikolay Ananichev slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ali Atıf Okatay. That made the score 1-7 after 61 minutes of play. 66 minutes into the match, Evcilerspor's goalkeeper Ali Atıf Okatay had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nikolay Ananichev. Vitaliy Koirovich took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ali Atıf Okatay. Ali Atıf Okatay dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-8. Nikolay Ananichev succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-9 in the 73rd playminute. Ali Atıf Okatay stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nikolay Kosunov's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vitaliy Koirovich got free with Ali Atıf Okatay in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Evcilerspor's Yasin Erozan got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Ali Atıf Okatay made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Nikolay Ananichev sent off a good shot on target. After 93 played minutes STORM got a freekick which was hit by Aleksey Klinkovskiy. STORM played a much better game than Evcilerspor and deserved their victory. The Evcilerspor players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.