U23 World League

Giuseppe Meazza
Spectators: 7554 (Terracing: 5667, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) F.C internazionale's Arif Cengiz Elçin started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 8th minute Ahmet Hasan Tanju shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esen Ağın saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Esen Ağın showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Hasan Tanju in the 9th minute of the match. Arif Cengiz Elçin in the 10thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Resul Yalın, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Esen Ağın showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Faruk Ceyhan in the 13th minute of the match. Arif Cengiz Elçin's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Resul Yalın firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 18th minute F.C internazionale were awarded a corner. Şenel Çetinel went to the cornerflag to take it. Şenel Çetinel made a great header on F.C internazionale's corner, it was just that Gold Raiders FC's Resul Yalın managed to reach the ball for a save. In the last second Resul Yalın throw himself and got hold of the ball when Atak Dirayet in the 20thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Atak Dirayet in the 25th minute of play forced Gold Raiders FC's goalkeeper Resul Yalın to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th match minute, F.C internazionale was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emran Kantürk to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Atabek Abide in the 27th minute of play forced F.C internazionale's goalkeeper Esen Ağın to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute Baturhan Erozan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esen Ağın saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 32nd minute, Atak Dirayet reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Resul Yalın. The goal made the score 1-0. 40 minutes into the match, Gold Raiders FC's goal looked a bit too open when Atak Dirayet came free, but Resul Yalın reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd minute of the match F.C internazionale got a corner. Gold Raiders FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Şenel Çetinel ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Asım Ergümen managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Arif Cengiz Elçin managed to get in a good position for a shot. F.C internazionale's supporters rose to their feet, but Arif Cengiz Elçin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Resul Yalın breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ahmet Hasan Tanju struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Esen Ağın didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gold Raiders FC. Resul Yalın showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Atak Dirayet, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 62nd minute, Güven Birsan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. F.C internazionale's Arif Cengiz Elçin got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Arif Cengiz Elçin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gold Raiders FC's Resul Yalın played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Atak Dirayet in the 67th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Atak Dirayet's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Resul Yalın was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. F.C internazionale's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Şenel Çetinel in the 80th minute. After some careless play in the Gold Raiders FC defense, Egemen Adıbelli kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Resul Yalın. The Gold Raiders FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Resul Yalın should have stopped the shot. Gold Raiders FC's Resul Yalın played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Atak Dirayet in the 90th minute of play. After a rather tough play, F.C internazionale's Arif Cengiz Elçin got a free kick in the 96th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The F.C internazionale fans cheered their team off the field, for while Gold Raiders FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.