U23 World League

ABDULHAMİTHAN
Spectators: 7749 (Terracing: 5813, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when 狄夕远 got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolas Anelka in the 3rd minute of play forced Esquadrão Lusitano's goalkeeper Vítor Damas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicolas Anelka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vítor Damas having to interfere. Nicolas Anelkas short, quick shot in the 7thth minute got Vítor Damas to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 12 played minutes Esquadrão Lusitano got a freekick which was hit by Valdo Passos. Tansel Toktimur took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 12th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Vítor Damas. Esquadrão Lusitano's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. ---Atam Osmanlı---'s Ceyhun Mennan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael Bouzas in the 19th minute of play. ---Atam Osmanlı---'s Temel Dağdelen managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Przemyslaw Indyk in the 26 minute of the game. Vítor Damas made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Nicolas Anelka sent off a good shot on target. ---Atam Osmanlı---'s attentive Arif Bilge Hünerli managed to snatch the ball when Przemyslaw Indyk made a throw-in in the 34th minute of the game. Nicolas Anelka received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Vítor Damas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Esquadrão Lusitano's Vítor Damas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Esquadrão Lusitano from getting a goal against them. In the 42nd match minute, Esquadrão Lusitano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diamantino Câmara to maneuver through the defense. Vítor Damas made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Nicolas Anelka sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Esquadrão Lusitano getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Yavuzalp Eroğul hit a great ball. Nicolas Anelka blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vítor Damas having to make a save.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nicolas Anelka to make the kick off. If 狄夕远 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vítor Damas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolas Anelka, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. After 56 played minutes Esquadrão Lusitano got a freekick which was hit by Zbyszko Skorny. In the 58th minute of the match, Przemyslaw Indyk tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ceyhun Mennan saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Nicolas Anelka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vítor Damas having to interfere. 65 minutes into the match, ---Atam Osmanlı---'s goal looked a bit too open when 狄夕远 came free, but Ceyhun Mennan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 狄夕远 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Ceyhun Mennan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Diamantino Câmara made in the 72nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Yavuzalp Eroğul. Esquadrão Lusitano's Vítor Damas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolas Anelka in the 84th minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, ---Atam Osmanlı---'s goal looked a bit too open when 狄夕远 came free, but Ceyhun Mennan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ---Atam Osmanlı---'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.