U23 World League

Patissia Arena
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Erkin Cangiray started the match with the kick off. Mike Cai took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gazi Açıkgün. Gazi Açıkgün dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. In the 7th minute, Gonzalo Taibo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 9 played minutes Paralia Athens got a freekick which was hit by Gonzalo Taibo. When Ke Zhou Yuan came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Paralia Athens 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 Ke Zhou Yuan couldn't finish the play. 14 minutes into the match, Mike Cai dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gazi Açıkgün, 2-0. Manole Muncelean hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Virgil Olariu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erkin Cangiray, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vasile Enciulescu hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Paralia Athens's Manole Muncelean got a free kick in the 28th minute. Paralia Athens's Virgil Olariu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mehmet Osman Balıkçı in the 29th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erkin Cangiray in the 36th minute of play forced Paralia Athens's goalkeeper Virgil Olariu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ÜSTEĞMEN FK's Gazi Açıkgün proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save ÜSTEĞMEN FK from getting a goal against them. Gazi Açıkgün made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Ke Zhou Yuan sent off a good shot on target. After 47 played minutes ÜSTEĞMEN FK got a freekick which was hit by Seyit Çavuş.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mike Cai made a kick off. A collision led to ÜSTEĞMEN FK getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Elyboy Visser hit a great ball. In the 52nd minute Mike Cai shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gazi Açıkgün saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gazi Açıkgün made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mike Cai in the 53rd minute of play. 55 minutes into the game, Mike Cai cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Gazi Açıkgün was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mike Cai took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gazi Açıkgün. Gazi Açıkgün dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. Paralia Athens's Virgil Olariu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Paralia Athens from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Paralia Athens's Adrian Erbașu got a free kick in the 69th minute. After a rather tough play, Paralia Athens's Adrian Erbașu got a free kick in the 70th minute. In the 73rd minute Mike Cai shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gazi Açıkgün saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Paralia Athens's goal looked a bit too open when Erkin Cangiray came free, but Virgil Olariu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. John Wick received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Virgil Olariu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of ÜSTEĞMEN FK booed when Paralia Athens was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manole Muncelean didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paralia Athens's Qiao Feng Sang was substituted for Mike Cai. If Erkin Cangiray had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gürkan Akaydın received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Gazi Açıkgün tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paralia Athens's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gonzalo Taibo in the 95th minute. Many of ÜSTEĞMEN FK's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. ÜSTEĞMEN FK may have spent more time on the ball, but Paralia Athens were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.