U23 World League

Los Arcos
Spectators: 7499 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Desiderio Perutxo started the match with the kick off. Joey Molina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gürel Çelikhan, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Manuel Ramis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Ateş Rahim made a huge save. Orihuela Club de Fútbol's Joey Molina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gürel Çelikhan in the 8th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Albérico Cortez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Joey Molina was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 20 minutes into the match, Yavuz Selimhan Yağan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Joey Molina. Orihuela Club de Fútbol's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yavuz Selimhan Yağan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Gürel Çelikhan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Joey Molina tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joey Molina didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Armağan Karabulut went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. 33 minutes into the match, Orihuela Club de Fútbol's goal looked a bit too open when Yavuz Selimhan Yağan came free, but Joey Molina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When STARS TEAM's Armağan Karabulut in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Orihuela Club de Fútbol's goalie prevented a goal. Joey Molina didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Albérico Cortez went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. After having played for 40 minutes, Gürel Çelikhan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. STARS TEAM's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gürel Çelikhan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Joey Molina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armağan Karabulut in the 45th minute of play. Orihuela Club de Fútbol's Joey Molina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gürel Çelikhan in the 48th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When Manuel Ramis fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Orihuela Club de Fútbol's protests and gave Manuel Ramis a yellow card for diving instead. Manuel Ramis hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Armağan Karabulut managed to get in a good position for a shot. STARS TEAM's supporters rose to their feet, but Armağan Karabulut was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joey Molina breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, Gürel Çelikhan took a quick shot and it went in 0-6 without a chance for Joey Molina to make any attempt to save it. Joey Molina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gürel Çelikhan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Basilio Mendez hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as STARS TEAM's Gürel Çelikhan slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Joey Molina. That made the score 0-7 after 65 minutes of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gürel Çelikhan got free with Joey Molina in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Joey Molina made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Armağan Karabulut sent off a good shot on target. 71 minutes into the match, Albérico Cortez notched a goal, 0-8, to the right of Orihuela Club de Fútbol's Joey Molina. Joey Molina was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Gürel Çelikhan came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the STARS TEAM 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 Gürel Çelikhan couldn't finish the play. 74 minutes into the match, Orihuela Club de Fútbol's goalkeeper Joey Molina had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Armağan Karabulut. With a little luck, Orihuela Club de Fútbol's Joey Molina got control of the ball when Armağan Karabulut tried to sneak it across the goal line. A hard shot by Yavuz Selimhan Yağan from long distance, 82 minutes into the match, got Joey Molina's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Armağan Karabulut recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Joey Molina showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yavuz Selimhan Yağan in the 86th minute of the match. With a little luck, Orihuela Club de Fútbol's Joey Molina got control of the ball when Armağan Karabulut tried to sneak it across the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, Orihuela Club de Fútbol's goal looked a bit too open when Albérico Cortez came free, but Joey Molina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Orihuela Club de Fútbol's Tiago Candela got a free kick in the 91st minute. In the 95th minute Burç Boztepe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joey Molina saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 96th match minute, STARS TEAM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Atilla Kağan Nevzat to maneuver through the defense. STARS TEAM's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.