U23 World League

Karaliai Kingdom
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Hamza Devrim made the kick off and thus started the match. 7 minutes into the match, Hamza Devrim notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Kings's Raimondas Milašauskas. Raimondas Milašauskas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Regimantas Jukna made in the 13th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Deividas Abakevičius immediately put the ball in play. In the 15th minute Hamza Devrim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raimondas Milašauskas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's Kemal Uluer sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Raimondas Milašauskas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's goalkeeper Abdi Saygın Birhan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Hamza Devrim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 29 minutes of play, Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's Hamza Devrim made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Raimondas Milašauskas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Raimondas Milašauskas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hamza Devrim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hamza Devrim might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Raimondas Milašauskas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hamza Devrim ran back to his position shaking his head. Hamza Devrim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's Halil Utku Kutuner got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 44 minutes into the match, Kings's goal looked a bit too open when Kemal Uluer came free, but Raimondas Milašauskas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abdi Saygın Birhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Skirmantas Atkočiunas in the 46th minute of the match. Kings's Raimondas Milašauskas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hamza Devrim in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Skirmantas Atkočiunas made a kick off. After having played for 53 minutes, Murathan Dalokay managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Murathan Dalokay was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 55th minute, Gürol Yaren reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Raimondas Milašauskas. The goal made the score 0-5. Raimondas Milašauskas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hamza Devrim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 65th minute of the match, Hamza Devrim tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Raimondas Milašauskas saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Raimondas Milašauskas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamza Devrim in the 68th minute of play. In the 71stth minute of the game Gürol Yaren who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kings's Raimondas Milašauskas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 74 minutes, Hamza Devrim managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hamza Devrim was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kings's Raimondas Milašauskas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hamza Devrim in the 77th minute of play. Regimantas Jukna's late challenge caught a Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Regimantas Jukna helped the player get up and apologised. In the 78th minute, Regimantas Jukna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Halil Utku Kutuner shot from long distance after 90 played minutes, a shot that Raimondas Milašauskas with certain difficulty stopped from going in under the crossbar. Kemal Uluer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kemal Uluer hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Raimondas Milašauskas made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Kemal Uluer sent off a good shot on target. Sadikköy Erdoğan FK played a much better game than Kings and deserved their victory. The Kings players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.