U23 World League

Ş. PÖH ERHAN KONUK
Spectators: 7620 (Terracing: 5716, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 152) POZANTI SPOR's Ege Onursoy 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. Tayfur Muhlis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rigoberto Flores in the 3rd minute of play. Tayfur Muhlis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lv Ang Si in the 4th minute of the match. POZANTI SPOR's Tayfur Muhlis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lv Ang Si in the 9th minute of play. Tayfur Muhlis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lv Ang Si in the 11th minute of play. Crişan Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Utku Yanar in the 13th minute of the match. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ciclista FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Behram Çubukcu was slow to take the kick. During this time POZANTI SPOR's players had a chance to rest. Ege Onursoy could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Crişan Taffarel made a huge save. POZANTI SPOR's Tayfur Muhlis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cenan Savlet in the 18th minute of play. After 22 played minutes, Ciclista FC's Amador Francesco shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tayfur Muhlis came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ciclista FC reached it. 23 minutes into the match, POZANTI SPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Lv Ang Si came free, but Tayfur Muhlis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tayfur Muhlis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lv Ang Si, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Cenan Savlet hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. 27 minutes into the game, Isidro Cordara was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ciclista FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave POZANTI SPOR the free kick. In the 27th minute, Isidro Cordara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ronaldo-Luís De La Rosa-Mora hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. After 30 played minutes POZANTI SPOR got a freekick which was hit by Abbas Zor. After 34 minutes, Rigoberto Flores mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ciclista FC and the POZANTI SPOR players grew even worse after the yellow card. Rigoberto Flores hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Utku Yanar in the 36th minute of play forced Ciclista FC's goalkeeper Crişan Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes into the match, POZANTI SPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Lv Ang Si came free, but Tayfur Muhlis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd minute POZANTI SPOR were awarded a corner. Behram Çubukcu went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Behram Çubukcu almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ciclista FC's Crişan Taffarel did a great save. Crişan Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Utku Yanar in the 45th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Ege Onursoy hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. 57 minutes into the match, POZANTI SPOR's goalkeeper Tayfur Muhlis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lv Ang Si. Tayfur Muhlis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lv Ang Si, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ercüment Lefter during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 62 played minutes POZANTI SPOR got a freekick which was hit by Ercüment Lefter. 63 minutes into the match, Ciclista FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ege Onursoy came free, but Crişan Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 65 played minutes POZANTI SPOR got a freekick which was hit by Dries Mertens. Tayfur Muhlis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cenan Savlet in the 66th minute of play. Utku Yanar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Crişan Taffarel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ege Onursoy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to POZANTI SPOR getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Dries Mertens hit a great ball. In the 79th minute Rigoberto Flores shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tayfur Muhlis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th minute Utku Yanar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Crişan Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tayfur Muhlis was a little too slow when Rigoberto Flores got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 85th minute. The score was now 0-1. After a rather tough play, Ciclista FC's Rigoberto Flores got a free kick in the 93rd minute. After 93 played minutes Ciclista FC got a freekick which was hit by Ronaldo-Luís De La Rosa-Mora.