U23 World League

Sunset Park
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dráuzio Barral made the kick off which started today's match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dráuzio Barral got free with Ali Polatkan in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 4 minutes into the game, Brooklyn SC's Douglas Pace nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ali Polatkan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. CİMBOM FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 11th minute, when Dráuzio Barral scored to the left of an out of position Ali Polatkan, making the score, 3-0. 14 minutes into the match, CİMBOM FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dráuzio Barral came free, but Ali Polatkan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 16 played minutes CİMBOM FC got a freekick which was hit by Kuzey Temirkut. Veli Burçak made in the 17th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Gencal Kavaş however managed to control. 21 minutes into the match, CİMBOM FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ash Fox came free, but Ali Polatkan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, Brooklyn SC's Ali Polatkan threw himself towards the right post 24 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Dráuzio Barral, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When Lionel Mandrake came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Brooklyn SC 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 Lionel Mandrake couldn't finish the play. Ali Polatkan was out of position in the 39 minute of play, and Dráuzio Barral capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dráuzio Barral really showed his touch with that goal: 5-0. After 42 played minutes CİMBOM FC got a freekick which was hit by Ramazan Yurdaşen. Ali Polatkan was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dráuzio Barral showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 6-0 in the 44 minute of play.

Ali Polatkan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dráuzio Barral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ali Polatkan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dráuzio Barral in the 59th minute of play. Ali Polatkan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dráuzio Barral, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. 64 minutes into the game, Brooklyn SC's Ash Fox nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ali Polatkan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. Ali Polatkan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julio Hess in the 71st minute of the match. In the 73rd minute, Julio Hess got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 74th minute Ash Fox suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. Brooklyn SC made a substitution. Eli Cash replaced Ash Fox. Gencal Kavaş hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Brooklyn SC's Julio Hess got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Douglas Pace fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Polatkan having to interfere. Gencal Kavaş hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. In the 85th minute Julio Hess shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Polatkan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dráuzio Barral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gencal Kavaş was shown his second yellow card after 89 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 90th minute, Gencal Kavaş hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dráuzio Barral recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, CİMBOM FC's Ramazan Yurdaşen got a free kick in the 94th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dráuzio Barral in the 95th minute of play forced CİMBOM FC's goalkeeper Ali Polatkan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brooklyn SC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.