U23 World League

Tafari Makonnen
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Serter Doğay got the match started through his kick off. Serter Doğay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Hilario Gaxan got a free kick in the 11th minute. Aldo Curcio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frank Fiori having to interfere. In the 23rd minute Gerardo Garci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frank Fiori saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Mauricio Txerran was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Frank Fiori in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. A collision led to ErbaA KartaLı getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Yenal Faydalı hit a great ball. Geronimo Ignazio did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Frank Fiori 27 minutes into the match. The supporters of La Tribuna Tambien Juega booed when ErbaA KartaLı was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ilgaz Azimoğlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. ErbaA KartaLı's Ahmet Hafiz Periz managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Hilario Gaxan in the 37 minute of the game. 38 minutes into the game, ErbaA KartaLı's Serter Doğay nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benjamin Bieito made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Serter Doğay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Benjamin Bieito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serter Doğay, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Maximiliano Daunte hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Geronimo Ignazio to make the kick off. ErbaA KartaLı's Ahmet Hafiz Periz quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Hilario Gaxan, made in the 53rd minute of the game. A collision led to ErbaA KartaLı getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Ahmet Hafiz Periz hit a great ball. Frank Fiori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geronimo Ignazio, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serter Doğay in the 62nd 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. 64 minutes into the game, ErbaA KartaLı's Serter Doğay nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benjamin Bieito made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Serter Doğay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Benjamin Bieito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Bartolo Salomon was substituted for Aldo Curcio. Benjamin Bieito made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tahsin Çalımbay in the 76th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as ErbaA KartaLı's Faruk Nafiz Ünverdi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Benjamin Bieito. That made the score 1-3 after 78 minutes of play. In the 84thth minute of the game Serter Doğay who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Benjamin Bieito was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The La Tribuna Tambien Juega manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing ErbaA KartaLı to win.