U23 World League

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Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5604, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Italia's Cristo Leheren 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. A collision led to Italia getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Faustino Ralondo hit a great ball. Altuğ Uygar, 5 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Braulio Nalo kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Higinio Loramendi made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Ahmet Vefik Çeliksu sent off a good shot on target. Higinio Loramendi was a little too slow when Ahmet Vefik Çeliksu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 11th minute. The score was now 1-0. Kadri Açıkgöz kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Arda Göksel Erem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristo Leheren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristo Leheren took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arda Göksel Erem. Arda Göksel Erem dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Cristo Leheren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Cesar Benat scored 1-2 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arda Göksel Erem, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Higinio Loramendi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ergün Terzi in the 39th minute. In the 42nd minute, Nicanor Costante hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After some careless play in the Italia defense, Ateş Çetinsoy kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Higinio Loramendi. The Italia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Higinio Loramendi should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Italia booed when F.C QURESMA 27 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yaşar Nuri Haşmetli didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faustino Ralondo in the 62nd minute of play forced F.C QURESMA 27's goalkeeper Arda Göksel Erem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Higinio Loramendi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ateş Çetinsoy went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. 76 minutes into the match, F.C QURESMA 27's Altuğ Uygar broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristo Leheren got free with Arda Göksel Erem in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arda Göksel Erem made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Cristo Leheren sent off a good shot on target. Kamber Yazganalp charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kamber Yazganalp the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to F.C QURESMA 27 getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Kamber Yazganalp hit a great ball. Cristo Leheren succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-3 in the 92nd playminute. 96 minutes into the match, Cristo Leheren had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arda Göksel Erem. F.C QURESMA 27's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristo Leheren was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-4.