U23 World League

João Marcatto
Spectators: 7454 (Terracing: 5591, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kaplan Şerif started the match with the kick off. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Cleiton Queiroz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Berk Hasberg in the 7th minute of play. After 12 minutes of play, Basmane Texas's Berk Hasberg made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cleiton Queiroz was left in no man's land by his defense there! G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Cleiton Queiroz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Berk Hasberg in the 16th minute of play. 18 minutes into the game, Kaplan Şerif cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Cleiton Queiroz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 21 minutes into the game, Kaplan Şerif cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Cleiton Queiroz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the G.E. Juventus FSCMZ defense, Berk Hasberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cleiton Queiroz. The G.E. Juventus FSCMZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cleiton Queiroz should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Basmane Texas's zone, Paulão Fernandez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ulu Hayat came out of the goal and Paulão Fernandez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Kaplan Şerif had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adem Mutluer might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cleiton Queiroz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Adem Mutluer ran back to his position shaking his head. Cleiton Queiroz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Berk Hasberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. When Basmane Texas's Berk Hasberg in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Basmane Texas booed when G.E. Juventus FSCMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edu Dracena didn't get a good kick on the ball. 47 minutes into the match, Kaplan Şerif had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cleiton Queiroz. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kaplan Şerif was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-7.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Paulão Fernandez to make the kick off. The supporters of G.E. Juventus FSCMZ booed when Basmane Texas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bircan Ulaç didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 53rd match minute, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernando Toscano to maneuver through the defense. When Adem Mutluer fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Basmane Texas's protests and gave Adem Mutluer a yellow card for diving instead. After 54 played minutes Basmane Texas got a freekick which was hit by Adem Mutluer. In the 56th minute, Edu Dracena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kaplan Şerif got free with Cleiton Queiroz in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 60th match minute, Basmane Texas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bircan Ulaç to maneuver through the defense. In the 68th minute, Berk Hasberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cleiton Queiroz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Berk Hasberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cleiton Queiroz came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Basmane Texas's Kaplan Şerif. But to his dismay, Kaplan Şerif quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-9. Cleiton Queiroz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kaplan Şerif, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 83 minutes into the match, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Berk Hasberg came free, but Cleiton Queiroz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cleiton Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kaplan Şerif in the 93rd minute of the match. Kaplan Şerif could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Cleiton Queiroz made a huge save. If Berk Hasberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The G.E. Juventus FSCMZ fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Basmane Texas were clearly better and deserved to take the win.