U23 World League

KOO Park
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luis Aravena took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Alemdar Atasan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hipolito Fritz hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. The long shot by Alemdar Atasan in the 6th minute really tested Tomás Las Casas's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After 8 played minutes Magallanes got a freekick which was hit by Ariel Almeyda. After 11 minutes of play, KOO Tigers's Hurşit Tamerk made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tomás Las Casas was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 16th minute, Juan Fernando Pirola hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 17 played minutes, KOO Tigers's Alemdar Atasan shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tomás Las Casas came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in KOO Tigers reached it. 18 minutes into the match, Magallanes's goal looked a bit too open when Ertan Dural came free, but Tomás Las Casas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Hurşit Tamerk kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Tomás Las Casas. That made the score 2-0 in the 28 minute of play. Ertan Dural fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomás Las Casas having to interfere. Tomás Las Casas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ertan Dural in the 34th minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, KOO Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Hipolito Fritz came free, but Mustafa Hakan İmroz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Engin Candar fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KOO Tigers's protests and gave Engin Candar a yellow card for diving instead. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ertan Dural to make the kick off. KOO Tigers's Antônio Rodrigues quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Ariel Almeyda, made in the 51st minute of the game. The referee felt a red card was in order, 56 minutes into the game, when Vladimiro Leroy put in a rough tackle. KOO Tigers's Gazi Yazargil was substituted for Alemdar Atasan. Hurşit Tamerk shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Tomás Las Casas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ertan Dural in the 73rd minute of the match. Kadir Ustad took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tomás Las Casas. Tomás Las Casas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. After 78 minutes of play, KOO Tigers's Kadir Ustad made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tomás Las Casas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ariel Almeyda kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ertan Dural in the 87th minute of play forced Magallanes's goalkeeper Tomás Las Casas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomás Las Casas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ertan Dural, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. 92 minutes into the match, Magallanes's goal looked a bit too open when Ertan Dural came free, but Tomás Las Casas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomás Las Casas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antônio Rodrigues in the 94th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Magallanes's zone, Ertan Dural stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tomás Las Casas came out of the goal and Ertan Dural tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.