U23 World League

Cloud Park
Spectators: 7578 (Terracing: 5684, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gürkan Akaydın took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Pascal Nouma had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tamboril's Dalmo Esteves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pascal Nouma in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute, Gürkan Akaydın hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adamo Amić kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Pascal Nouma's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dalmo Esteves was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. After 22 minutes Tamboril's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Necdet Bala who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Black Cloud FC's corner Pascal Nouma fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dalmo Esteves quite easily take care of the ball. 27 minutes into the match, Pascal Nouma dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dalmo Esteves, 1-0. 31 minutes into the game, Black Cloud FC's Pascal Nouma nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dalmo Esteves made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Thanks to some nice moves Gürkan Akaydın could shoot a difficult shot in the 33rd minute, which Dalmo Esteves however easily saved by the left post. A collision led to Black Cloud FC getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Necdet Bala hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pascal Nouma in the 38th minute of play forced Tamboril's goalkeeper Dalmo Esteves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute, Manoel Saraiva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gürkan Akaydıns short, quick shot in the 45thth minute got Dalmo Esteves to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Valdomiro Garcia made a kick off. Dalmo Esteves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gürkan Akaydın in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 61st match minute, Black Cloud FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kral Solskjær to maneuver through the defense. Tamboril's Frederico Leme was substituted for José Vítor Lara. In the 63rd minute, Kral Solskjær hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 64 minutes into the game, Percival Matos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tamboril's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Black Cloud FC the free kick. Dalmo Esteves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pascal Nouma's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frederico Leme got free with Balaban Orcaner in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 70 minutes into the match, Tamboril's goal looked a bit too open when Pascal Nouma came free, but Dalmo Esteves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gürkan Akaydın took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dalmo Esteves. Dalmo Esteves dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Dalmo Esteves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Koča Yarangga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 84 minutes into the match, Tamboril's goal looked a bit too open when Koča Yarangga came free, but Dalmo Esteves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Narciso Pernambucano in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Balaban Orcaner saved Black Cloud FC from getting behind. The Tamboril fans' excitement grew in the 85th match minute when Tamboril's Narciso Pernambucano looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 92 minutes into the game, Black Cloud FC's Koča Yarangga nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dalmo Esteves made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. Black Cloud FC's Balaban Orcaner proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Black Cloud FC from getting a goal against them. Tamboril's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.