U23 World League

Galaxy Arena
Spectators: 7543 (Terracing: 5659, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fatih Tekke kicked off to start the match. Burak Gülerce made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Nicolas Mendes sent off a good shot on target. In the 12th minute, Fırat Bayramoğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. João Pedro Xavier kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ulysses Bezerra during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of GEOMATİC FK booed when Elite™- FC Galácticos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ulysses Bezerra didn't get a good kick on the ball. 18 minutes into the game, Fatih Tekke cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Glauco Soeiro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Fırat Bayramoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 28 minutes of play, Elite™- FC Galácticos's Mateus Paraibano made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Burak Gülerce was left in no man's land by his defense there! Glauco Soeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fatih Tekke in the 32nd minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, GEOMATİC FK's goalkeeper Burak Gülerce had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Charles Vidal. 42 minutes into the match, Fatih Tekke had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Glauco Soeiro. Elite™- FC Galácticos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fatih Tekke was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. In the 46th minute, Fatih Tekke ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Glauco Soeiro was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mateus Paraibano stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, GEOMATİC FK's Emrullah Tayfur got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Ulysses Bezerra kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Elite™- FC Galácticos's goalkeeper Glauco Soeiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Glauco Soeiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fatih Tekke in the 66th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as GEOMATİC FK's Fırat Bayramoğlu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Glauco Soeiro. That made the score 1-5 after 69 minutes of play. 79 minutes into the match, GEOMATİC FK's goal looked a bit too open when Fred Simões came free, but Burak Gülerce reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Ahmet Efe Erdönmez fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GEOMATİC FK's protests and gave Ahmet Efe Erdönmez a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Elite™- FC Galácticos booed when GEOMATİC FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmet Efe Erdönmez didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Cengiz Kakisim managed to get in a good position for a shot. GEOMATİC FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Cengiz Kakisim was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Glauco Soeiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Glauco Soeiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cengiz Kakisim in the 90th minute of the match. 91 minutes into the game, Fatih Tekke cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-6. Glauco Soeiro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. GEOMATİC FK's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.