U23 World League

Cloud Park
Spectators: 7598 (Terracing: 5700, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aşkın Nasih took the kick off in the first half of the match. Amado Ishmael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pascal Nouma in the 3rd minute of play. Pascal Nouma might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Amado Ishmael. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pascal Nouma ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 5th minute Pascal Nouma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amado Ishmael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Amado Ishmael didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pascal Nouma went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Black Cloud FC's Pascal Nouma got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pascal Nouma scored 2-0 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Amado Ishmael, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alan Velasco in the 17th minute of play forced Black Cloud FC's goalkeeper Balaban Orcaner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 17 minutes of play, Curumalán AFC's Alan Velasco made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Balaban Orcaner was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 20th minute, Pascal Nouma reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Amado Ishmael. The goal made the score 3-1. Balaban Orcaner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hernán Losada, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Balaban Orcaner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel Avalos in the 30th minute of play. Balaban Orcaner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel Avalos in the 31st minute of play. Amado Ishmael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pascal Nouma in the 33rd minute of play. Aşkın Nasih sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 37 minutes, Aşkın Nasih mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Black Cloud FC and the Curumalán AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 45th minute Gabriel Avalos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Balaban Orcaner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Curumalán AFC's Amado Ishmael played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pascal Nouma in the 47th minute of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gabriel Avalos to strike the kick off in the second half. Curumalán AFC's Amado Ishmael played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pascal Nouma in the 53rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Curumalán AFC's zone, Pascal Nouma stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amado Ishmael came out of the goal and Pascal Nouma tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 62 minutes into the match, Black Cloud FC's goalkeeper Balaban Orcaner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Clemente Prejun. Amado Ishmael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pascal Nouma, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amado Ishmael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pascal Nouma in the 68th minute of the match. 69 minutes into the match, Black Cloud FC's Aşkın Nasih sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Amado Ishmael narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Black Cloud FC's Mahsun Birtan managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Ariel Estefan in the 75 minute of the game. Balaban Orcaner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Avalos in the 81st minute of the match. When Koča Yarangga came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Black Cloud FC 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 Koča Yarangga couldn't finish the play. Curumalán AFC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.