U23 World League

Canelones
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Peio Guijarro kicked off to start the match. Muhsin Taze kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Artun Şenyurt had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anko Bravo. Nubecitas FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Artun Şenyurt was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Josue Ricoy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yalçın Olgunay having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Blue Mountain State's Necati Eripek got a free kick in the 17th minute. After 22 played minutes Blue Mountain State got a freekick which was hit by Muhsin Taze. Necati Eripek charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Necati Eripek the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Odilon Rivas got free with Yalçın Olgunay in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Anko Bravo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Kaká in the 31st minute of play. Anko Bravo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Kaká, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 34th minute, Artun Şenyurt made a precise shot to the right of Anko Bravo. Nubecitas FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Anko Bravo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ricardo Kaká went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Anko Bravo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artun Şenyurt in the 42nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ricardo Kaká in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Anko Bravo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ricardo Kaká to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Ricardo Kaká notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Nubecitas FC's Anko Bravo. Anko Bravo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 57th minute, Blue Mountain State's Fikri Kutsalmis dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-7. Blue Mountain State's Ricardo Kaká got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 62 minutes into the match, Ricardo Kaká notched a goal, 0-8, to the right of Nubecitas FC's Anko Bravo. Anko Bravo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Artun Şenyurt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anko Bravo having to interfere. Nubecitas FC's Anko Bravo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Nubecitas FC from getting a goal against them. Anko Bravo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Kaká in the 77th minute of play. Anko Bravo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artun Şenyurt, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Anko Bravo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ricardo Kaká in the 85th minute. Anko Bravo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Necati Eripek in the 89th minute of play. After having played for 94 minutes, Peio Guijarro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nubecitas FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Peio Guijarro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Blue Mountain State played a much better game than Nubecitas FC and deserved their victory. The Nubecitas FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.