U23 World League

Ricardo E. Bochini
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pablo Sayvion kicked off to start the match. Jonas Paskal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Seyhun Oyum's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. In the 8th minute, Seyhun Oyum left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The audience was convinced that Gabriel-Omar Di Berardino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonas Paskal was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Jonas Paskal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Menderes Uluç, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Seyhun Oyum took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonas Paskal. Jonas Paskal dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Jonas Paskal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel-Omar Di Berardino in the 18th minute of play. Victorino Diaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gabriel-Omar Di Berardino might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonas Paskal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gabriel-Omar Di Berardino ran back to his position shaking his head. 31 minutes into the game, Victorino Diaz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Şadi Cihaner was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Blas Gaizkine kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Şadi Cihaner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pablo Sayvion in the 38th minute of play. In the 39th minute, Pablo Sayvion ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Şadi Cihaner was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. If Menderes Uluç had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Ψ virgen Ψ made a substitution. Blas Espiridion replaced Victorino Diaz. Yavuz Bal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Jonas Paskal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonas Paskal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kubat Acıbadem in the 65th minute of play. A collision led to Ψ virgen Ψ getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Blas Espiridion hit a great ball. Jonas Paskal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Menderes Uluç in the 68th minute of play. Jonas Paskal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gabriel-Omar Di Berardino in the 69th minute. Gabriel-Omar Di Berardino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Jonas Paskal made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Seyhun Oyum kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jonas Paskal. That made the score 2-3 in the 72 minute of play. A collision led to Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Kubat Acıbadem hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Seyhun Oyum in the 77th minute of play forced Ψ virgen Ψ's goalkeeper Jonas Paskal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mansur Rüşti hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. 83 minutes into the match, Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa's goal looked a bit too open when Fausto Gonzales came free, but Şadi Cihaner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Seyhun Oyum could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Jonas Paskal made a huge save. In the 88th minute, Mansur Rüşti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ψ virgen Ψ's Jonas Paskal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Ψ virgen Ψ from getting a goal against them. In the 96th minute, Yılmaz Kandemir hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.