U23 World League

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Spectators: 7620 (Terracing: 5716, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marcelo Marcello got the match started through his kick off. When Eliseo Cavazos fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Atletico Patoruzu's protests and gave Eliseo Cavazos a yellow card for diving instead. Waldo Hills made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Güneş Bilgiç in the 5th minute of play. A collision led to ☆ZEYTİNBURNUSPOR™1953 getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Rodolfo Peseiro hit a great ball. Hıdır Sirri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelo Marcello in the 10th minute of play. In the 16th minute Marcelo Marcello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hıdır Sirri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th match minute, ☆ZEYTİNBURNUSPOR™1953 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bulut Akçan to maneuver through the defense. In the 26th minute, Pedro Pedro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the ☆ZEYTİNBURNUSPOR™1953 defense, Marcelo Marcello kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hıdır Sirri. The ☆ZEYTİNBURNUSPOR™1953 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hıdır Sirri should have stopped the shot. 37 minutes into the match, Jason Douglas notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of ☆ZEYTİNBURNUSPOR™1953's Hıdır Sirri. Hıdır Sirri was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of ☆ZEYTİNBURNUSPOR™1953 booed when Atletico Patoruzu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jason Douglas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yeşim Topcu's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 41stth minute, Waldo Hills skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a rather tough play, Atletico Patoruzu's Felix Plummer got a free kick in the 44th minute. After the first half Atletico Patoruzu were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Yeşim Topcu to strike the kick off in the second half. When Felix Plummer fell near the penalty area in the 50th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Atletico Patoruzu's protests and gave Felix Plummer a yellow card for diving instead. 53 minutes into the match, ☆ZEYTİNBURNUSPOR™1953's goalkeeper Hıdır Sirri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pedro Pedro. After a rather tough play, Atletico Patoruzu's Eliseo Cavazos got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 55th match minute, Atletico Patoruzu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Josef Carlisle to maneuver through the defense. Atletico Patoruzu's Waldo Hills played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niša Topcu in the 56th minute of play. After a rather tough play, ☆ZEYTİNBURNUSPOR™1953's Rodolfo Peseiro got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Pedro Pedro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Felix Plummer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hıdır Sirri having to interfere. With a little luck, ☆ZEYTİNBURNUSPOR™1953's Hıdır Sirri got control of the ball when Javier Rodriguez tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 77th minute of the match, Jason Douglas got a very nice opportunity to score, but Hıdır Sirri was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Atletico Patoruzu's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Marcelo Marcello in the 79th minute. If Javier Rodriguez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hüsrev Okatan hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. In the 88th minute, Jason Douglas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ☆ZEYTİNBURNUSPOR™1953's Hıdır Sirri proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save ☆ZEYTİNBURNUSPOR™1953 from getting a goal against them.