U23 World League

Diadema
Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Sacando del Medio's Luisito Raebert 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. Evren Serkut made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luisito Raebert in the 6th minute. Balaban Yürük fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baldomiro Acevedo having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Balaban Yürük in the 9th minute of play forced Sacando del Medio's goalkeeper Baldomiro Acevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Baldomiro Acevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baykan Yağıztekin in the 11th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Balaban Yürük in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Baldomiro Acevedo saved Sacando del Medio from getting behind. Evren Serkut showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luisito Raebert in the 21st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Sacando del Medio's Prudencio Oihan got a free kick in the 25th minute. LOTUS's Abdulkerim Kaçan couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 25th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Sacando del Medio. In the 38th minute, Nemesio Emeterio made a precise shot to the right of Evren Serkut. LOTUS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. In the 42ndth minute of the game Balaban Yürük who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sacando del Medio's Baldomiro Acevedo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sacando del Medio's Baldomiro Acevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baykan Yağıztekin in the 48th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Baykan Yağıztekin was the one to do the kick off. Baykan Yağıztekin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baldomiro Acevedo having to interfere. Evren Serkut didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luisito Raebert went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Sacando del Medio's David Rey got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 74 minutes into the match, Sacando del Medio's goal looked a bit too open when Abdulkerim Kaçan came free, but Baldomiro Acevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fehmi Torum hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. When Jorge Barbosa came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Sacando del Medio fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jorge Barbosa couldn't finish the play. David Rey's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Evren Serkut read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, LOTUS's goal looked a bit too open when Luisito Raebert came free, but Evren Serkut reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, Nemesio Emeterio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Evren Serkut. LOTUS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nemesio Emeterio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Mehmet Ediz Baykal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baldomiro Acevedo having to interfere.