U23 World League

Ali Gaffar Okan Stad
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Egídio Paixão started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 6th minute Egídio Paixão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esen Tümkurt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆ getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Aktuğ Topel hit a great ball. Hidayet Kudret's late challenge caught a SC Braga's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hidayet Kudret helped the player get up and apologised. After 7 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆! Esen Tümkurt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandrino Bessa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes into the match, ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s goal looked a bit too open when Alexandrino Bessa came free, but Esen Tümkurt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Esen Tümkurt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandrino Bessa, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 19 minutes into the match, ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s goal looked a bit too open when Octávio Moita came free, but Esen Tümkurt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s Esen Tümkurt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gentil Vasques in the 24th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandrino Bessa in the 26th minute of play forced ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s goalkeeper Esen Tümkurt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆ getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. İlyas Kornes hit a great ball. Esen Tümkurt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Honorato Calado in the 33rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in SC Braga's zone, Sancarbey Raci stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Albérico Vilaverde came out of the goal and Sancarbey Raci tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to SC Braga getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Egídio Paixão hit a great ball. ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s Esen Tümkurt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Octávio Moita in the 39th minute of play. Esen Tümkurt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gentil Vasques in the 40th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Atalan Onural stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Egídio Paixão fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. The supporters of SC Braga booed when ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hidayet Kudret didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 55 played minutes ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆ got a freekick which was hit by Sadri Sebih. After a rather tough play, ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s İlyas Kornes got a free kick in the 57th minute. 58 minutes into the match, SC Braga's Alexandrino Bessa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Esen Tümkurt narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 61st minute, SC Braga's Octávio Moita ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Esen Tümkurt. Esen Tümkurt yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. The supporters of SC Braga booed when ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hidayet Kudret didn't get a good kick on the ball. Caetano Coutinho who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 72ndth minute tested the skills of Esen Tümkurt when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 75th minute, SC Braga's Honorato Calado ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Esen Tümkurt. Esen Tümkurt yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Egídio Paixão in the 78th minute of play forced ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s goalkeeper Esen Tümkurt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esen Tümkurt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Octávio Moita, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. In the 91st minute Octávio Moita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esen Tümkurt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match was over SC Braga could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆ throughout the match.