U23 World League

Cascade Park West St
Spectators: 7465 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kaplan Şerif took the kick off in the first half of the match. Charles Knapp stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kaplan Şerif's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Cascade Park West's zone, Zekai Kutcan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Charles Knapp came out of the goal and Zekai Kutcan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaplan Şerif in the 14th minute of play forced Cascade Park West's goalkeeper Charles Knapp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute Kaplan Şerif shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charles Knapp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17th match minute, Cascade Park West was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferdinand Keyes to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Kaplan Şerif's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Charles Knapp was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaplan Şerif in the 20th minute of play forced Cascade Park West's goalkeeper Charles Knapp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Kaplan Şerif's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Charles Knapp was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. In the 23rdth minute of the game Kaplan Şerif who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cascade Park West's Charles Knapp was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Kaplan Şerif put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Charles Knapp. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kaplan Şerif in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Charles Knapp saved Cascade Park West from getting behind. Charles Knapp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kaplan Şerif, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 29 minutes, Hayrullah Ülger mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Basmane Texas and the Cascade Park West players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Basmane Texas getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Hayrullah Ülger hit a great ball. The supporters of Cascade Park West booed when Basmane Texas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hayrullah Ülger didn't get a good kick on the ball. Trevor Schumacher's shot from long distance in the 33rd minute was not bad at all, but Basmane Texas's Ulu Hayat knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. After having played for 38 minutes, Bebeto Müjdat managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Basmane Texas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bebeto Müjdat was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Elvis Mendoza received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ulu Hayat came out and tried to block the shot, but Elvis Mendoza slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 40th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Cascade Park West's zone, Bebeto Müjdat stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Charles Knapp came out of the goal and Bebeto Müjdat tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Elvis Mendoza stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Cascade Park West getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Adalberto Salter hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcos Leal in the 63rd minute of play forced Basmane Texas's goalkeeper Ulu Hayat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Bebeto Müjdat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Elvis Mendoza during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. If Bebeto Müjdat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Cascade Park West's zone, Bebeto Müjdat stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Charles Knapp came out of the goal and Bebeto Müjdat tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Adem Mutluer's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Charles Knapp read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. Charles Knapp stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bebeto Müjdat's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Basmane Texas's zone, Elvis Mendoza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ulu Hayat came out of the goal and Elvis Mendoza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cascade Park West's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.