U23 World League

KARAGÜLLE ARENA
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Krzysztof Fafinski kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by İlyas Ahid in the 7th minute of play forced FC juveMET's goalkeeper Hüseyin Rahmi Devlet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Köksal Nasreddin hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. In the 11th minute of the match Felipe Melo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu skillfully saved the ball. After having played for 12 minutes, Felipe Melo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC juveMET's supporters crossed their fingers, but Felipe Melo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Felipe Melo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu having to interfere. After 20 played minutes !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU got a freekick which was hit by Haydar Torhan. An unexpectedly hard shot by Coşkun Şahsuvar in the 27th minute of play forced !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's goalkeeper Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Felipe Melo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Felipe Melo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Semi İltemiz during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Semi İltemiz kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipe Melo in the 35th minute of the match. 36 minutes had been played when some careless play by !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Felipe Melo was slow to take the kick. During this time FC juveMET's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on FC juveMET's corner Felipe Melo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu quite easily take care of the ball. Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mustafa Kemal Şaki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 43 minutes into the match, FC juveMET's goal looked a bit too open when Haydar Torhan came free, but Hüseyin Rahmi Devlet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 47 played minutes FC juveMET got a freekick which was hit by Şensoy Belge. !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's Ahmet Hakan Mirza got a good chance for a goal in the 48th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Felipe Melo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Felipe Melo came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the FC juveMET fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Felipe Melo couldn't finish the play. In the 54th minute, Ahmet Erdem Atasagun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 56th minute Mustafa Kemal Şaki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by FC juveMET's Coşkun Şahsuvar. But to his dismay, Coşkun Şahsuvar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After 72 played minutes FC juveMET got a freekick which was hit by Felipe Melo. Haydar Torhan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mustafa Kemal Şaki in the 77th minute of play. !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU from getting a goal against them. Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Melo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mustafa Kemal Şaki could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu made a huge save. In the 93rd minute, Mustafa Kemal Şaki fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After 96 played minutes FC juveMET got a freekick which was hit by Ata Mustafa. In the 97th minute of the match Ahmet Hakan Mirza shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hüseyin Rahmi Devlet showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 98 minutes into the game, Mustafa Kemal Şaki recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu. Mustafa Kemal Şaki showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-2. The FC juveMET supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing FC juveMET would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.