U23 World League

Gotham City
Spectators: 7861 (Terracing: 5897, Seating: 1808, VIP seats: 156) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tony Soprano took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute of the match, Lúcio Proença tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Tomás Lucila saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by Silver Play 2's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alexandro Galego was slow to take the kick. During this time - JOKER -'s players had a chance to rest. After 7 played minutes - JOKER - got a freekick which was hit by Yıldırım Gürtuna. In the 8th match minute, - JOKER - was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kubilay Balkar to maneuver through the defense. Ali Behzat Kutberk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nereo Precioso in the 9th minute of play. In the 14th minute, Nereo Precioso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 20 minutes into the game, Åke Ugla was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Silver Play 2's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave - JOKER - the free kick. Åke Ugla hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. 26 minutes into the game, Carlos Carrio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Silver Play 2's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave - JOKER - the free kick. A collision led to Silver Play 2 getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Carlos Carrio hit a great ball. Tony Soprano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 33rd minute Carlos Carrio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Behzat Kutberk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When - JOKER -'s Tony Soprano in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Silver Play 2's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tony Soprano in the 36th minute of play forced Silver Play 2's goalkeeper Tomás Lucila to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kubilay Balkar kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. In the 44th minute Åke Ugla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Behzat Kutberk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th minute Alexandro Galego shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomás Lucila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Åke Ugla was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of - JOKER - booed when Silver Play 2 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Tartalo didn't get a good kick on the ball. 57 minutes into the match, Silver Play 2's goal looked a bit too open when Dündar Ersezen came free, but Tomás Lucila reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 58 minutes Silver Play 2's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dündar Ersezen who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Dündar Ersezen got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Tomás Lucila quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tony Soprano in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tomás Lucila prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 58thth minute of the game Tony Soprano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Silver Play 2's Tomás Lucila was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tomás Lucila stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tony Soprano's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. The audience was convinced that Tony Soprano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tomás Lucila was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. In the 65th match minute, - JOKER - was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aykan Çetinsoy to maneuver through the defense. - JOKER - were furious when Kubilay Balkar was red carded, 68 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 68 minutes into the game, one of - JOKER -:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Silver Play 2's Tomás Lucila played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandro Galego in the 73rd minute of play. Lúcio Proença succeeded in the game's 75th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-1. In the 86th minute, Alexandro Galego hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. - JOKER - made a substitution. Ahmet Nafiz Kocak replaced Alexandro Galego. Alexandro Galego hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Tomás Lucila showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Nafiz Kocak in the 90th minute of the match. In the 91st minute, Vladimiro Eutor left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Silver Play 2 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Silver Play 2 were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing - JOKER - to leave the ground with a draw.