U23 World League

SEBA
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5604, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) DARK HARBOR's İlmi Oğuztan 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. Huckebein's Alvaro Niguel got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Asaf Adsoy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvaro Niguel, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Egemen Zaid sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 10 played minutes Huckebein got a freekick which was hit by Samuel Gorbea. In the 12th minute, İlmi Oğuztan 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. Asaf Adsoy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Niguel in the 16th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Gorbea in the 17th minute of play forced DARK HARBOR's goalkeeper Asaf Adsoy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Egemen Zaid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Asaf Adsoy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Niguel in the 25th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in DARK HARBOR's zone, Samuel Gorbea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Asaf Adsoy came out of the goal and Samuel Gorbea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Samuel Gorbea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Asaf Adsoy was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. In the 39th minute Alvaro Niguel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Asaf Adsoy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 40th match minute, Huckebein was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angelino Ixona to maneuver through the defense. Camilo Gagriel acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 44th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Tuğrul Topay. If Samuel Gorbea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alvaro Niguel to strike the kick off in the second half. Samuel Gorbea's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Asaf Adsoy read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. The supporters of Huckebein booed when DARK HARBOR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tuğrul Topay didn't get a good kick on the ball. Egemen Zaid received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Camilo Gagriel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 64th minute, Angelino Ixona 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. Samuel Gorbea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 76 played minutes DARK HARBOR got a freekick which was hit by Gürol Şahinalp. The audience thought a goal was coming when Samuel Gorbea got free with Asaf Adsoy in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Huckebein's Alvaro Niguel got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 92nd minute, Egemen Zaid left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The DARK HARBOR fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by İzzettin Ünlüol during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to DARK HARBOR getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. İzzettin Ünlüol hit a great ball. Asaf Adsoy was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alvaro Niguel showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 96 minute of play. Huckebein's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.