U23 World League

Sunset Park
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dráuzio Barral started the match with the kick off. In the 5thth minute of the game Dráuzio Barral who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC MANLE's Halil İbrahim Tanuğur was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in FC MANLE's zone, Julio Hess stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Halil İbrahim Tanuğur came out of the goal and Julio Hess tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to FC MANLE getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Nusrettin Uzay hit a great ball. 9 minutes into the game, Brooklyn SC's Dráuzio Barral nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Halil İbrahim Tanuğur made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 14 minutes into the game, Dráuzio Barral recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Halil İbrahim Tanuğur. Dráuzio Barral showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. Brooklyn SC's Glen Goode played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Berk Gürdal in the 22nd minute of play. İsmail Orhun Cantekin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Berk Gürdal blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Glen Goode having to make a save. Brooklyn SC were furious when Greg Giraldo was red carded, 33 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 32 minutes into the game, one of Brooklyn SC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 34th minute there was a penalty for FC MANLE. Nusrettin Uzay stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Glen Goode. 2-1. Douglas Pace could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Halil İbrahim Tanuğur made a huge save. Ash Fox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Halil İbrahim Tanuğur having to interfere. Julio Hess received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Halil İbrahim Tanuğur tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 44 minutes, Julio Hess took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for Halil İbrahim Tanuğur to make any attempt to save it. In the 47th match minute, Brooklyn SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dráuzio Barral to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Berk Gürdal was the one to do the kick off. Dráuzio Barral kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Julio Hess fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Halil İbrahim Tanuğur having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in FC MANLE's zone, Douglas Pace stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Halil İbrahim Tanuğur came out of the goal and Douglas Pace tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Berk Gürdal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 62nd match minute, Brooklyn SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ash Fox to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Brooklyn SC's zone, İsmail Orhun Cantekin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Glen Goode came out of the goal and İsmail Orhun Cantekin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. FC MANLE's Halil İbrahim Tanuğur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julio Hess in the 68th minute of play. Julio Hess blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Halil İbrahim Tanuğur having to make a save. Douglas Pace struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Halil İbrahim Tanuğur didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Brooklyn SC. Halil İbrahim Tanuğur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julio Hess, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 74 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC MANLE's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Titus Pierson was slow to take the kick. During this time Brooklyn SC's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Brooklyn SC's corner Titus Pierson fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Halil İbrahim Tanuğur quite easily take care of the ball. In the 78th minute Julio Hess shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Halil İbrahim Tanuğur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Halil İbrahim Tanuğur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lionel Mandrake in the 79th minute of play. If Julio Hess had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 83 minutes into the game, Serhan Olgun threw the ball into play from the sideline. Brooklyn SC's Ash Fox quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Douglas Pace took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Halil İbrahim Tanuğur. Halil İbrahim Tanuğur dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. 98 minutes into the match, FC MANLE's goal looked a bit too open when Julio Hess came free, but Halil İbrahim Tanuğur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. There was no doubt that Brooklyn SC were the better team. Brooklyn SC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.