U23 World League

FB Şükrü Saraçoğlu
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Escuadrón Mercenario's Sarracino Abad started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Barnabé Amice had several of the Escuadrón Mercenario's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 10 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Josué Castro as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 14th minute, Sarracino Abad ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ertuğrul Rasi was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. With an all-out effort, ÇALIMLI's Josué Castro threw himself towards the right post 17 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Barnabé Amice, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sarracino Abad in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ertuğrul Rasi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Barnabé Amice put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Josué Castro. In the 37th minute of the game Tab Abadia made a throw-in which Behe Abastas played forward. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luiz Fabiano Jacinto got free with Josué Castro in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 43rd minute, Doğan Zakir made a precise shot to the right of Josué Castro. Escuadrón Mercenario's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. After 45 played minutes ÇALIMLI got a freekick which was hit by Enginalp İnanoğlu. In the 47th minute, Iztal Aballe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

In the 53rd minute, Sarracino Abad left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Escuadrón Mercenario fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Sarracino Abad who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 64thth minute tested the skills of Ertuğrul Rasi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luiz Fabiano Jacinto during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 70th match minute, ÇALIMLI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luiz Fabiano Jacinto to maneuver through the defense. Ertuğrul Rasi made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Iztal Aballe sent off a good shot on target. After 81 played minutes Escuadrón Mercenario got a freekick which was hit by Tab Abadia. If Luiz Fabiano Jacinto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Barnabé Amice had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 83 minutes, Luiz Fabiano Jacinto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ÇALIMLI's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luiz Fabiano Jacinto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Josué Castro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doğan Zakir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Escuadrón Mercenario were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing ÇALIMLI to leave the ground with a draw.