U23 World League

RUZGAR ARENA
Spectators: 7719 (Terracing: 5790, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bernardo Dimo kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eulalio Quilo during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, ROJO's Eulalio Quilo got a free kick in the 6th minute. 9 minutes into the game, Emre Sadiray lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Aldo Kaxen. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sebati Erendiz got free with Aldo Kaxen in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of ROJO booed when Ruzgar Gibi Geçti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmet Kadri Uygu didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to ROJO getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Clemente Panpili hit a great ball. Aldo Kaxen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Özmen Okkan, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Sebati Erendiz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aldo Kaxen having to make a save. Aldo Kaxen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emre Sadiray in the 22nd minute of the match. Aldo Kaxen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emre Sadiray in the 24th minute of play. Aldo Kaxen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emre Sadiray in the 31st minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 32 minutes, Aldo Kaxen successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Kazım Koçarslan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Huijsmans in the 33rd minute of the match. Kazım Koçarslan came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by ROJO's Jan Huijsmans. But to his dismay, Jan Huijsmans quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. In the 36th minute, Gökalp Ateşoğlu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ruzgar Gibi Geçti fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Aldo Kaxen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gökalp Ateşoğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Aldo Kaxen had great luck who in the 41stth minute grab hold of the ball when Gökalp Ateşoğlu from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Ruzgar Gibi Geçti's Kazım Koçarslan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardo Dimo in the 44th minute of play. In the 47th match minute, Ruzgar Gibi Geçti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebati Erendiz to maneuver through the defense. Sebati Erendiz hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gökalp Ateşoğlu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Kazım Koçarslan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardo Dimo in the 57th minute of the match. Aldo Kaxen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emre Sadiray in the 58th minute of play. Bernardo Dimo hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebati Erendiz in the 64th minute of play forced ROJO's goalkeeper Aldo Kaxen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Filiberto Jordy hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in ROJO's zone, Sebati Erendiz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aldo Kaxen came out of the goal and Sebati Erendiz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aldo Kaxen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emre Sadiray in the 69th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the match, Gökalp Ateşoğlu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aldo Kaxen. ROJO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gökalp Ateşoğlu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. The audience was convinced that Gökalp Ateşoğlu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aldo Kaxen was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. In the 82nd match minute, ROJO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Clemente Panpili to maneuver through the defense. Aldo Kaxen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gökalp Ateşoğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of ROJO booed when Ruzgar Gibi Geçti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mehmet Bilge Humbaracıbaşı didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gökalp Ateşoğlu in the 89th minute of play forced ROJO's goalkeeper Aldo Kaxen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th match minute, ROJO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Clemente Panpili to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in ROJO's zone, Gökalp Ateşoğlu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aldo Kaxen came out of the goal and Gökalp Ateşoğlu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 95th minute Gökalp Ateşoğlu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aldo Kaxen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Ruzgar Gibi Geçti had won after a very even match.