U23 World League

Dağılgan Arena
Spectators: 7554 (Terracing: 5667, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) 68Aksarayspor's Kamil Akıncıbeyoğlu 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. Perivaldo Cruz hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Mansur Şirvan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mazinho Lira having to interfere. After a rather tough play, EngTULIO&Tupipano's Cacá Gaúcho got a free kick in the 5th minute. 10 minutes into the match, EngTULIO&Tupipano's goalkeeper Mazinho Lira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kamil Akıncıbeyoğlu. After a rather tough play, 68Aksarayspor's Servet Berin got a free kick in the 17th minute. Oğuzcan Ülgen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Mazinho Lira made a huge save. In the 26th minute, Taci Tuğsavan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 27 played minutes, EngTULIO&Tupipano's Raí de Azevedo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Servet Bahçıvan 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 EngTULIO&Tupipano reached it. Mazinho Lira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kamil Akıncıbeyoğlu in the 30th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, 68Aksarayspor's Orhan Semavi got a free kick in the 35th minute. Kamil Akıncıbeyoğlu struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Mazinho Lira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 68Aksarayspor. After 40 minutes, Armandinho Travassos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the EngTULIO&Tupipano and the 68Aksarayspor players grew even worse after the yellow card. 42 minutes into the match, Mansur Şirvan dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mazinho Lira, 1-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Túlio Benga made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Cacá Gaúcho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mazinho Lira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mansur Şirvan in the 55th minute of play. In the 57th minute 68Aksarayspor were awarded a corner. Nebi Yalazabey went to the cornerflag to take it. Nebi Yalazabey made a great header on 68Aksarayspor's corner, it was just that EngTULIO&Tupipano's Mazinho Lira managed to reach the ball for a save. Mansur Şirvan took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mazinho Lira. Mazinho Lira dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. In the 67thth minute of the game Kamil Akıncıbeyoğlu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but EngTULIO&Tupipano's Mazinho Lira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 69 played minutes EngTULIO&Tupipano got a freekick which was hit by Raí de Azevedo. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Nebi Yalazabey managed to get in a good position for a shot. 68Aksarayspor's supporters rose to their feet, but Nebi Yalazabey was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mazinho Lira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kamil Akıncıbeyoğlu in the 72nd minute of play forced EngTULIO&Tupipano's goalkeeper Mazinho Lira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cacá Gaúcho got free with Servet Bahçıvan in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Túlio Benga in the 76th minute of play forced 68Aksarayspor's goalkeeper Servet Bahçıvan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mazinho Lira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kamil Akıncıbeyoğlu in the 78th minute of play. If Kamil Akıncıbeyoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 85th minute, Mansur Şirvan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Mansur Şirvan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mazinho Lira having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Servet Berin during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 94th minute, Servet Berin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Raí de Azevedo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 95th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Servet Bahçıvan. 68Aksarayspor's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 68Aksarayspor's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.