U23 World League

Tafari Makonnen
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Geronimo Ignazio made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to istanbulls getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Latif Şakir hit a great ball. Benjamin Bieito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Latif Şakir in the 7th minute of play. Arturo Lobo charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arturo Lobo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of istanbulls booed when La Tribuna Tambien Juega was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arturo Lobo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 12 played minutes La Tribuna Tambien Juega got a freekick which was hit by Bartolo Salomon. When istanbulls's Patric Bierhoff in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye La Tribuna Tambien Juega's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Latif Şakir in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benjamin Bieito prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 20th minute, Geronimo Ignazio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Patric Bierhoff hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. In the 24th minute, Ciro Gutierrez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to La Tribuna Tambien Juega getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Juan Orixe hit a great ball. After 27 minutes of play, istanbulls's Patric Bierhoff made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benjamin Bieito was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 33rd minute Mustafa Emrah Sedat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benjamin Bieito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Latif Şakir in the 36th minute of play forced La Tribuna Tambien Juega's goalkeeper Benjamin Bieito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Benjamin Bieito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patric Bierhoff in the 41st minute of play. 43 minutes into the match, La Tribuna Tambien Juega's goal looked a bit too open when Patric Bierhoff came free, but Benjamin Bieito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Patric Bierhoff came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the istanbulls 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 Patric Bierhoff couldn't finish the play. Patric Bierhoff took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Benjamin Bieito. Benjamin Bieito dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Patric Bierhoff in the 52nd minute of play forced La Tribuna Tambien Juega's goalkeeper Benjamin Bieito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the La Tribuna Tambien Juega defense, Kaan Erginsoy kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Benjamin Bieito. The La Tribuna Tambien Juega fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Benjamin Bieito should have stopped the shot. Patric Bierhoff sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benjamin Bieito stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Patric Bierhoff's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. Mauricio Txerran was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 65 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in La Tribuna Tambien Juega fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 64th minute. Penalty! Yavuz Selim Yücelay shot the penalty kick right outside the post. La Tribuna Tambien Juega made a substitution. Aldo Curcio replaced Bartolo Salomon. 73 minutes into the game, Patric Bierhoff cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Benjamin Bieito was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 77 played minutes La Tribuna Tambien Juega got a freekick which was hit by Arturo Lobo. When Aldo Curcio fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Tribuna Tambien Juega's protests and gave Aldo Curcio a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to La Tribuna Tambien Juega getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Aldo Curcio hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patric Bierhoff in the 82nd minute of play forced La Tribuna Tambien Juega's goalkeeper Benjamin Bieito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 83 minutes into the match, Mustafa Emrah Sedat notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Benjamin Bieito. Benjamin Bieito was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Benjamin Bieito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patric Bierhoff, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Patric Bierhoff scored 0-7 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Benjamin Bieito, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ciro Gutierrez kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Hatemi Cire showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aldo Curcio in the 97th minute of the match. istanbulls's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.