U23 World League

KOO Park
Spectators: 7812 (Terracing: 5861, Seating: 1796, VIP seats: 155) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zhang Zheng Liang got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Ertan Dural 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. Müjdat Egelioğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhang Zheng Liang, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. 17 minutes into the match, Jean Sarmento had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Müjdat Egelioğlu. KOO Tigers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jean Sarmento was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The crowd rose to their feet as KOO Tigers's Ertan Dural slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Donoghue Lester. That made the score 1-1 after 21 minutes of play. In the 24th minute, Zhang Zheng Liang left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vila Mascote FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. In the 39th minute, Ertan Dural 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. A collision led to Vila Mascote FC getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Erasmo Santana hit a great ball. Ertan Dural received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Donoghue Lester came out and tried to block the shot, but Ertan Dural slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 42nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ertan Dural in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Donoghue Lester prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ertan Dural to strike the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the game, KOO Tigers's Antônio Rodrigues nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Donoghue Lester made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Ertan Dural hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. In the 61st minute, Natã Castro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Müjdat Egelioğlu made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Jean Sarmento sent off a good shot on target. Müjdat Egelioğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jean Sarmento, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Ertan Dural fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donoghue Lester having to interfere. Müjdat Egelioğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jean Sarmento in the 69th minute of the match. When KOO Tigers's Ertan Dural in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vila Mascote FC's goalie prevented a goal. Donoghue Lester took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ertan Dural, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th match minute, KOO Tigers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gazi Yazargil to maneuver through the defense. In the 89th minute, Ong Keng hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vila Mascote FC's Franklin Sarmento got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Natã Castro kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. KOO Tigers were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Vila Mascote FC for a fine match.