U23 World League

Los Valientes Arena
Spectators: 7441 (Terracing: 5582, Seating: 1711, VIP seats: 148) Şerafettin Ilgın started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Şerafettin Ilgın received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Quinton Pais tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, ReyPoxo's Quinton Pais got control of the ball when Şerafettin Ilgın tried to sneak it across the goal line. Estefan Castellano's late challenge caught a Los Valientes's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Estefan Castellano helped the player get up and apologised. Los Valientes's Rüknettin Özbir got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 44th play minutes Şerafettin Ilgın shot 2-0, a short shot which went by Quinton Pais and just under the crossbar into goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Xicu Teruel to make the kick off. Ireno Arratia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Cemil Torgay made a huge save. The supporters of ReyPoxo booed when Los Valientes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Öztürk Enbiya didn't get a good kick on the ball. Şerafettin Ilgın fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Quinton Pais having to interfere. 70 minutes into the game, Fausto Rapado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ReyPoxo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Los Valientes the free kick. After a rather tough play, ReyPoxo's Fausto Rapado got a free kick in the 70th minute. Sinan Akçam took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Quinton Pais. Quinton Pais dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. When Mehmet Bedri Rüştü came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Los Valientes fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mehmet Bedri Rüştü couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as Fausto Rapado kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Cemil Torgay. That made the score 4-1 in the 85 minute of play. Mehmet Bedri Rüştü sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Los Valientes had won after a very even match.