U23 World League

AZADİ ARENA
Spectators: 7456 (Terracing: 5593, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rıfat Özbilgin made the kick off which started today's match. Isidoro Rijo struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Yetkin Şanver didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pinhote FC. In the 6th match minute, City Friseur Wuppertal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tuna Selim to maneuver through the defense. Yetkin Şanver showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Neto, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Yetkin Şanver showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Neto in the 16th minute of the match. In the 17th minute, Rıfat Özbilgin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in City Friseur Wuppertal's zone, Isidoro Rijo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yetkin Şanver came out of the goal and Isidoro Rijo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mehmet Emre Mansız received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Higino Pessoa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Neto in the 24th minute of play forced City Friseur Wuppertal's goalkeeper Yetkin Şanver to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Isidoro Rijo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Isidoro Rijo scored 0-2 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Yetkin Şanver, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 35 minutes into the game, Zezé Haaland cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Yetkin Şanver was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 38th minute Isidoro Rijo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yetkin Şanver saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yetkin Şanver showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zezé Haaland, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Isidoro Rijo made a kick off. Yetkin Şanver was out of position in the 51 minute of play, and Américo Severo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Américo Severo really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. Valério Vidigal hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Higino Pessoa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tuna Selim in the 60th minute of play. With a little luck, City Friseur Wuppertal's Yetkin Şanver got control of the ball when Isidoro Rijo tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Zezé Haaland kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Yetkin Şanver. That made the score 0-5 in the 66 minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, Zezé Haaland dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Yetkin Şanver, 0-6. 84 minutes into the game, Yağızalp Kurman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. City Friseur Wuppertal's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pinhote FC the free kick. Yetkin Şanver came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by Pinhote FC's Pedro Neto. But to his dismay, Pedro Neto quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-8. When the final whistle sounded Pinhote FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than City Friseur Wuppertal.