U23 World League

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Spectators: 8462 (Terracing: 6347, Seating: 1946, VIP seats: 169) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Wang Bang started the match with the kick off. Tytus Jaszcz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Luis Chilavert tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 12 minutes into the match, 67Olympique Meydanbaşı FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tytus Jaszcz came free, but Luis Chilavert reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Tytus Jaszcz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tytus Jaszcz in the 17th minute of play forced 67Olympique Meydanbaşı FC's goalkeeper Luis Chilavert to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luis Chilavert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dante Rafe in the 21st minute of play. Luis Chilavert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tytus Jaszcz in the 23rd minute of play. 67Olympique Meydanbaşı FC's Mané Tasso managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Humberto Rodrigues in the 28 minute of the game. Luis Chilavert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domingo Beltza in the 31st minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Mehmet Akif Ceceli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 37 minutes into the match, 67Olympique Meydanbaşı FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tytus Jaszcz came free, but Luis Chilavert reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luis Chilavert showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tytus Jaszcz in the 38th minute of the match. After 42 played minutes 67Olympique Meydanbaşı FC got a freekick which was hit by Desmond Hume.

55 minutes into the game, 67Olympique Meydanbaşı FC's Wang Bang nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Akşemseddin Taran made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. 62 minutes had been played when some careless play by Metapalo FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Osman Helvacıoğlu was slow to take the kick. During this time 67Olympique Meydanbaşı FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Osman Helvacıoğlu almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Metapalo FC's Akşemseddin Taran did a great save. After 68 minutes 67Olympique Meydanbaşı FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pa-Dembo Dolar who took care of the corner kick. Pa-Dembo Dolar made a great header on Metapalo FC's corner, it was just that 67Olympique Meydanbaşı FC's Luis Chilavert managed to reach the ball for a save. Abidin Işınbay 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. In the 76th match minute, Metapalo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Humberto Rodrigues to maneuver through the defense. In the 81st minute of the match Metapalo FC got a corner. 67Olympique Meydanbaşı FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Pa-Dembo Dolar ran over to the corner to take the kick. 83 minutes into the match, Wang Bang had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Akşemseddin Taran. Metapalo FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wang Bang was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dante Rafe got free with Luis Chilavert in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 94 minutes into the match, Wang Bang notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Metapalo FC's Akşemseddin Taran. Akşemseddin Taran was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The 67Olympique Meydanbaşı FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Metapalo FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.