U23 World League

Meydangücü Arena
Spectators: 7360 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 10) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tanju Tümenbay started the match with the kick off. Anacleto Eutor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tanju Tümenbay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gavino Endura in the 9th minute of play forced Tʂ MҽყԃαɳGüƈü Ⓢ③⑤'s goalkeeper Tugay Ermiye to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Los Muñes de Don Cuco booed when Tʂ MҽყԃαɳGüƈü Ⓢ③⑤ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Güner Kabadayı didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 15th minute, a hard, long distance shot from Erubiel Joseph hit the top of the crossbar and flew over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alonzo Jesco in the 19th minute of play forced Tʂ MҽყԃαɳGüƈü Ⓢ③⑤'s goalkeeper Tugay Ermiye to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute, Los Muñes de Don Cuco's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Tanju Tümenbay fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Edelmiro Salvino's late challenge caught a Tʂ MҽყԃαɳGüƈü Ⓢ③⑤'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edelmiro Salvino helped the player get up and apologised. In the 29th match minute, Los Muñes de Don Cuco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edelmiro Salvino to maneuver through the defense. If Israel Txerran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anacleto Eutor was out of position in the 43 minute of play, and Tanju Tümenbay capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tanju Tümenbay really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in Los Muñes de Don Cuco's zone, Ataman Uraza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anacleto Eutor came out of the goal and Ataman Uraza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

After some careless play in the Los Muñes de Don Cuco defense, Tanju Tümenbay kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anacleto Eutor. The Los Muñes de Don Cuco fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anacleto Eutor should have stopped the shot. 3-0 became the score in the 56th minute when Tanju Tümenbay elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Anacleto Eutor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ataman Uraza in the 61st minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, Tʂ MҽყԃαɳGüƈü Ⓢ③⑤'s goal looked a bit too open when Alonzo Artizar came free, but Tugay Ermiye reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ataman Uraza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tʂ MҽყԃαɳGüƈü Ⓢ③⑤'s Ataman Uraza got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ataman Uraza's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anacleto Eutor read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. In the 71st minute, Israel Txerran fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. The audience was convinced that Tanju Tümenbay's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anacleto Eutor was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. In the 81st minute Ataman Uraza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anacleto Eutor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anacleto Eutor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tanju Tümenbay in the 82nd minute of the match. If Tanju Tümenbay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 94 minutes into the game, Batıkan Canberk was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tʂ MҽყԃαɳGüƈü Ⓢ③⑤'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Los Muñes de Don Cuco the free kick. Batıkan Canberk hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Ahmet Bedri Emektar's late challenge caught a Los Muñes de Don Cuco's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ahmet Bedri Emektar helped the player get up and apologised. In the 96th minute, Ahmet Bedri Emektar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Erubiel Joseph came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Los Muñes de Don Cuco 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 Erubiel Joseph couldn't finish the play. Tʂ MҽყԃαɳGüƈü Ⓢ③⑤'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.