U23 World League

Winterfell
Spectators: 7624 (Terracing: 5719, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Deniz Hasanbeyli started the match with the kick off. Antonio Barijho's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 4thth minute, Yağızalp Akhan skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Karhan Öktüre hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After having played for 8 minutes, Jose Ignazio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. STARK F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Jose Ignazio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antonio Barijho got free with Yağızalp Akhan in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harry Kane in the 13th minute of play forced North Port UTD's goalkeeper Yağızalp Akhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yağızalp Akhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonio Barijho, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Antonio Barijho in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yağızalp Akhan saved North Port UTD from getting behind. In the 19th minute Harry Kane shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yağızalp Akhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. STARK F.C.'s Harry Kane managed to work through North Port UTD's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Harry Kane dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. 21 minutes into the match, North Port UTD's goal looked a bit too open when Harry Kane came free, but Yağızalp Akhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 22 minutes North Port UTD's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jose Ignazio who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Harry Kane almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but North Port UTD's Yağızalp Akhan did a great save. Through an outstanding action, after 25 minutes, Yağızalp Akhan successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Barijho in the 27th minute of play forced North Port UTD's goalkeeper Yağızalp Akhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yağızalp Akhan was a little too slow when Francisco Abascal got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 28th minute. The score was now 2-0. In the 32nd minute, Ömür Sağanalp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, North Port UTD's Yağızalp Akhan got control of the ball when Francisco Abascal tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Francisco Abascal kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Yağızalp Akhan. That made the score 4-0 in the 42 minute of play. Beyhan Lami hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Antonio Barijho to make the kick off. North Port UTD's Yağızalp Akhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Abascal in the 51st minute of play. Yağızalp Akhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harry Kane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of STARK F.C. booed when North Port UTD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Deniz Hasanbeyli didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yağızalp Akhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Abascal in the 59th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Francisco Abascal in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yağızalp Akhan saved North Port UTD from getting behind. In the 61st minute, Sebastian Dayam hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Antonio Barijho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. STARK F.C.'s Romeo Lizer was substituted for Sebastian Dayam. The audience was convinced that Francisco Abascal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yağızalp Akhan was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Demir Rebi managed to get in a good position for a shot. North Port UTD's supporters rose to their feet, but Demir Rebi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gigi Buffon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 79th minute Harry Kane shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yağızalp Akhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Romeo Lizer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Yağızalp Akhan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, North Port UTD's Karhan Öktüre got a free kick in the 83rd minute. In the 86th minute, Fabian Jerrald hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, North Port UTD's Karhan Öktüre tried to score from far away in the 87th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Francisco Abascal scored 6-0 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Yağızalp Akhan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 93 minutes into the match, STARK F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Birkan Sarik came free, but Gigi Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. STARK F.C. walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.