U23 World League

Northside Stadium
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Yağızalp Akhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Savaşer Nusret in the 5th minute of play. A collision led to Fear Of The Dark getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Eşref Berksu hit a great ball. After 10 minutes, Birkan Sarik mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the North Port UTD and the Fear Of The Dark players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 11th match minute, North Port UTD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Birkan Sarik to maneuver through the defense. In the 11th minute of the match Savaşer Nusret sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Yağızalp Akhan skillfully saved the ball. The North Port UTD fans' excitement grew in the 14th match minute when North Port UTD's Demir Rebi 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 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A collision led to North Port UTD getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Ömür Sağanalp hit a great ball. In the 18th minute of the match Savaşer Nusret sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Yağızalp Akhan skillfully saved the ball. In the 19th match minute, Fear Of The Dark was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raşit Seyran to maneuver through the defense. In the 20th minute, Karhan Öktüre sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Fear Of The Dark's Talha Çağan didn't even have to move. Talha Çağan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Birkan Sarik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Talha Çağan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Demir Rebi in the 23rd minute of the match. Deniz Hasanbeyli made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 28thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Talha Çağan would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. Talha Çağan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Deniz Hasanbeyli in the 33rd minute. If Enes Uğursay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ömür Sağanalp kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Eşref Berksu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Yağızalp Akhan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Deniz Hasanbeyli to strike the kick off in the second half. After 59 played minutes North Port UTD got a freekick which was hit by Ömür Sağanalp. 66 minutes into the match, North Port UTD's goalkeeper Yağızalp Akhan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Enes Uğursay. After 67 played minutes Fear Of The Dark got a freekick which was hit by Ferit Veli. An unexpectedly hard shot by Birkan Sarik in the 68th minute of play forced Fear Of The Dark's goalkeeper Talha Çağan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 70 minutes into the match, Fear Of The Dark's goal looked a bit too open when Deniz Hasanbeyli came free, but Talha Çağan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 81 minutes into the game, Birkan Sarik cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Talha Çağan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 87th minute, Demir Rebi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The North Port UTD fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. When Birkan Sarik came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the North Port UTD 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 Birkan Sarik couldn't finish the play. North Port UTD's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.