U23 World League

The Goat House
Spectators: 7568 (Terracing: 5677, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Silvério Paraense kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Blue Mountain State getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Bülent Ekin hit a great ball. In the 8th minute Ricardo Kaká shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabien Barthez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dimitri Payet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's Fabien Barthez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ from getting a goal against them. After 13 played minutes ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ got a freekick which was hit by Cafu Mazza. Fabien Barthez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Kaká in the 29th minute of the match. Fabien Barthez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Kaká, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fabien Barthez 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 34th minute. When the match clock showed 36 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Artun Şenyurt sped through ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Fabien Barthez. Fabien Barthez made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Muhsin Taze sent off a good shot on target. With an all-out effort, Blue Mountain State's Fabien Barthez threw himself towards the right post 43 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Artun Şenyurt, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 43rd match minute, Blue Mountain State was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bülent Ekin to maneuver through the defense. The Blue Mountain State players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ were winning 1-2.

Fabien Barthez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Kaká, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's Fabien Barthez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kayhan Ermiye in the 53rd minute of play. In the 55th minute Ricardo Kaká shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabien Barthez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 57th minute, Artun Şenyurt ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fabien Barthez was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ricardo Kaká in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fabien Barthez saved ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ from getting behind. After some careless play in the ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ defense, Ricardo Kaká kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fabien Barthez. The ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fabien Barthez should have stopped the shot. After having played for 65 minutes, Muhsin Taze managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Blue Mountain State's supporters crossed their fingers, but Muhsin Taze was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 69 minutes into the game, Cafu Mazza was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Blue Mountain State the free kick. After 69 played minutes ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ got a freekick which was hit by Cafu Mazza. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ricardo Kaká in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fabien Barthez saved ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ from getting behind. Kayhan Ermiye kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. In the 76th minute, Artun Şenyurt left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Blue Mountain State fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. Artun Şenyurt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Fabien Barthez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Muhsin Taze, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Blue Mountain State fans' excitement grew in the 86th match minute when Blue Mountain State's Ricardo Kaká looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Fabien Barthez 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 93rd minute. After 96 played minutes Blue Mountain State got a freekick which was hit by Sakut Sendur. ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's Cafu Mazza got his second yellow card of the match in the 97th minute. The referee ordered Cafu Mazza off the ground. A collision led to ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Cafu Mazza hit a great ball. Blue Mountain State's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.