U23 World League

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Spectators: 7645 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Wiktor Basinski got the match started through his kick off. The VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL fans' excitement grew in the 7th match minute when VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL's Devlet Ulağ looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 10th match minute, Mitnarotov FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedrão Vianna to maneuver through the defense. Hortêncio Sena made an important save on a dangerous shot by Devlet Ulağ in the 15th minute. 17 minutes into the game, Devlet Ulağ cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Hortêncio Sena was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Devlet Ulağ had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hortêncio Sena made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Wiktor Basinski sent off a good shot on target. In the 25th minute of the match VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL got a corner. Mitnarotov FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Iwan Wykowski ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL's corner Iwan Wykowski fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Hortêncio Sena quite easily take care of the ball. In the 27th minute, Wiktor Basinski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rasgun Cool recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Devlet Ulağ came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL 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 Devlet Ulağ couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Mitnarotov FC's Pedrão Vianna got a free kick in the 36th minute. In the 39th minute Mitnarotov FC were awarded a corner. Germano Siqueira went to the cornerflag to take it. If Devlet Ulağ had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Çağan Demirman during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Mitnarotov FC booed when VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Çağan Demirman didn't get a good kick on the ball. 48 minutes into the match, VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL's goal looked a bit too open when Rasgun Cool came free, but Nando Muslera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Germano Siqueira to make the kick off. If Devlet Ulağ had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Wiktor Basinski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hortêncio Sena was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Mitnarotov FC's zone, Lu Guo Yue stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hortêncio Sena came out of the goal and Lu Guo Yue tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Mitnarotov FC getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Pedrão Vianna hit a great ball. Hortêncio Sena stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Artaç Uluğ's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. Pedrão Vianna hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Pedrão Vianna hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Devlet Ulağ managed to get in a good position for a shot. VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL's supporters rose to their feet, but Devlet Ulağ was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hortêncio Sena breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Rasgun Cool came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Mitnarotov FC 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 Rasgun Cool couldn't finish the play. After 87 played minutes Mitnarotov FC got a freekick which was hit by Frédson Carneiro. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Devlet Ulağ in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hortêncio Sena prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Pedrão Vianna kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. A collision led to VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Çağan Demirman hit a great ball. After 96 played minutes VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL got a freekick which was hit by Artaç Uluğ. Nando Muslera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rasgun Cool in the 97th minute of play. In the 98th minute Mitnarotov FC were awarded a corner. Germano Siqueira went to the cornerflag to take it. VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.