U23 World League

ReyPoxo Stadium
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Xicu Teruel took the kick off in the first half of the match. Kulp's Erhun Enginsoy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xicu Teruel in the 3rd minute of play. After 7 played minutes Kulp got a freekick which was hit by Kamer Tezkan. In the 13th minute Abdulvahit Semail shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Quinton Pais saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Berkem Rakim hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Kulp's Kamer Tezkan got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Xicu Teruel hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Jacinto Beloki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. ReyPoxo's Quinton Pais played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Berkem Rakim in the 39th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jacinto Beloki during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Kulp booed when ReyPoxo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacinto Beloki didn't get a good kick on the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abdulvahit Semail to make the kick off. If Abdulvahit Semail had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Erhun Enginsoy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaitano Noya in the 57th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Epifanio Belalcaraz during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, ReyPoxo's Epifanio Belalcaraz got a free kick in the 64th minute. Xicu Teruel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Erhun Enginsoy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Kulp getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Ferman Omural hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdulvahit Semail in the 76th minute of play forced ReyPoxo's goalkeeper Quinton Pais to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gaitano Noya's late challenge caught a Kulp's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gaitano Noya helped the player get up and apologised. Ruhi Sezgi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Abdulvahit Semail had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Berkem Rakim came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Kulp 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 Berkem Rakim couldn't finish the play. Berkem Rakim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.