U23 World League

La Fortaleza
Spectators: 7492 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Andy Claes took the kick off in the first half of the match. 9 minutes into the match, Şansal Mahçupyan notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of La Zabaleta's Angelino Raulo. Angelino Raulo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 12 minutes in the game, Şansal Mahçupyan dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Angelino Raulo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arif Tugay Akadlı, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Angelino Raulo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ardahan İrgun, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. La Zabaleta's Angelino Raulo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mustafa Hakan Heybetli in the 23rd minute of play. Mirza Yazar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Angelino Raulo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ardahan İrgun in the 27th minute of the match. Angelino Raulo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ardahan İrgun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Angelino Raulo came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by HHH's Mustafa Hakan Heybetli. But to his dismay, Mustafa Hakan Heybetli quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Miguel Gilabert fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kıraç Dölek having to interfere. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind La Zabaleta's goalkeeper Angelino Raulo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Angelino Raulo came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by HHH's Mustafa Hakan Heybetli. But to his dismay, Mustafa Hakan Heybetli quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gani Kahveci during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gani Kahveci kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Andy Claes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Kıraç Dölek made a huge save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Şansal Mahçupyan made a kick off. Angelino Raulo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mustafa Hakan Heybetli in the 53rd minute of play. Angelino Raulo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mustafa Hakan Heybetli in the 58th minute of the match. 58 minutes into the match, Mustafa Hakan Heybetli dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Angelino Raulo, 0-4. With a little luck, La Zabaleta's Angelino Raulo got control of the ball when Şansal Mahçupyan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Angelino Raulo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arif Tugay Akadlı, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, La Zabaleta's Ruperto Frederik got a free kick in the 66th minute. Şansal Mahçupyan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Angelino Raulo made a huge save. 72 minutes into the game, HHH's Arif Tugay Akadlı nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Angelino Raulo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Gani Kahveci hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the HHH defense, Miguel Gilabert kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kıraç Dölek. The HHH fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kıraç Dölek should have stopped the shot. 84 minutes into the match, La Zabaleta's goalkeeper Angelino Raulo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ardahan İrgun. La Zabaleta's Angelino Raulo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save La Zabaleta from getting a goal against them. In the 88th minute, HHH's Mustafa Hakan Heybetli ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Angelino Raulo. Angelino Raulo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-6. Andy Claes's late challenge caught a HHH's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Andy Claes helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to La Zabaleta getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Andy Claes hit a great ball. If Ardahan İrgun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Erubiel Diagur kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. 96 minutes into the match, La Zabaleta's goal looked a bit too open when Mustafa Hakan Heybetli came free, but Angelino Raulo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match was over HHH could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than La Zabaleta throughout the match.