U23 World League

Giuseppe Meazza
Spectators: 7461 (Terracing: 5797, Seating: 1564, VIP seats: 100) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Laureano Gimenez got the match started through his kick off. Los Tatangelos's Cuma Han was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 4th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Tamer Siraceddin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laureano Gimenez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Laureano Gimenez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tamer Siraceddin was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. In the 13th minute, Kayhan İmge hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Macias Baldaliso fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored West Town SC's protests and gave Macias Baldaliso a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Los Tatangelos booed when West Town SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Macias Baldaliso didn't get a good kick on the ball. 20 minutes had been played when some careless play by West Town SC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mehmet Ediz Kurman was slow to take the kick. During this time Los Tatangelos's players had a chance to rest. Mehmet Ediz Kurman made a great header on Los Tatangelos's corner, it was just that West Town SC's Marcelo Rius managed to reach the ball for a save. 28 minutes into the match, West Town SC's goal looked a bit too open when Oğuzalp Şahinhan came free, but Marcelo Rius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Laureano Gimenez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tamer Siraceddin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. Berker Rıza Erginer received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marcelo Rius came out and tried to block the shot, but Berker Rıza Erginer slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 31st minute. If Laureano Gimenez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Los Tatangelos's Tamer Siraceddin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laureano Gimenez in the 41st minute of play. Marcelo Rius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oğuzalp Şahinhan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 45 minutes of play, Los Tatangelos's Oğuzalp Şahinhan made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcelo Rius was left in no man's land by his defense there! Radamel Blue's late challenge caught a Los Tatangelos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Radamel Blue helped the player get up and apologised. After 48 played minutes West Town SC got a freekick which was hit by Radamel Blue. In the 48th minute the ball was on its way in behind West Town SC's goalkeeper Marcelo Rius, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cuma Han to make the kick off. Buck Blue might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tamer Siraceddin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Buck Blue ran back to his position shaking his head. Roberto Blue recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tamer Siraceddin made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Laureano Gimenez sent off a good shot on target. In the 58th minute of the match, Laureano Gimenez tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Tamer Siraceddin saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Marcelo Rius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oğuzalp Şahinhan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd minute, Jeremias Pallar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 63rd minute of the match Mehmet Ediz Kurman shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marcelo Rius showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laureano Gimenez in the 65th minute of play forced Los Tatangelos's goalkeeper Tamer Siraceddin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Los Tatangelos's zone, Damián Blue stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tamer Siraceddin came out of the goal and Damián Blue tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tamer Siraceddin made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Laureano Gimenez sent off a good shot on target. When Laureano Gimenez came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the West Town SC 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 Laureano Gimenez couldn't finish the play. 83 minutes into the match, Los Tatangelos's goalkeeper Tamer Siraceddin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Laureano Gimenez. 88 minutes into the match, West Town SC's goal looked a bit too open when Bilal Pekant came free, but Marcelo Rius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Roberto Blue during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Oğuzalp Şahinhan scored 4-1 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcelo Rius, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 96 minutes into the match, Los Tatangelos's Bilal Pekant sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcelo Rius narrowly saved just below the crossbar. West Town SC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.