U23 World League

MUHSİN YAZICIOĞLU
Spectators: 7579 (Terracing: 5685, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Feyyaz Uçar started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Austral FC's Pepillo Francia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tevfik Demiralp made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Sergio Pedro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tevfik Demiralp having to make a save. In the 6th minute Pepillo Francia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tevfik Demiralp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Austral FC's Pepillo Francia in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bozkurt's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Austral FC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Arsenio Frances hit a great ball. Sergio Pedro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pelayo Villoldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sedat Kutcan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tevfik Demiralp came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by Austral FC's Pepillo Francia. But to his dismay, Pepillo Francia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. In the 25th minute, Sergio Pedro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tevfik Demiralp was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Arsenio Frances kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. In the 31st minute Sedat Kutcan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pelayo Villoldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tevfik Demiralp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pepillo Francia in the 39th minute of play. After 40 played minutes Austral FC got a freekick which was hit by Sergio Pedro. 43 minutes into the match, Sergio Pedro notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of Bozkurt's Tevfik Demiralp. Tevfik Demiralp was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pepillo Francia to make the kick off. In the 50th match minute, Bozkurt was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdulbaki Boratay to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raul Villacian in the 53rd minute of play forced Bozkurt's goalkeeper Tevfik Demiralp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Günalp Rikap kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. In the 56th minute, Sergio Pedro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Bozkurt booed when Austral FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erdiano Espinareda didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, Bozkurt's Süruri Tahir tried to score from far away in the 58th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 62 minutes into the game, Austral FC's Ioritz Forteza nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tevfik Demiralp made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ioritz Forteza got free with Tevfik Demiralp in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 68 minutes into the match, Bozkurt's goalkeeper Tevfik Demiralp had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sergio Pedro. When Boran Gencal fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bozkurt's protests and gave Boran Gencal a yellow card for diving instead. In the 69th minute, Boran Gencal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 70 played minutes Austral FC got a freekick which was hit by Raul Villacian. Austral FC's Sergio Pedro got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bozkurt's Tevfik Demiralp proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Bozkurt from getting a goal against them. Pepillo Francia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Tevfik Demiralp made a huge save. In the 79th minute, Pepillo Francia reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tevfik Demiralp. The goal made the score 0-8. Tamer Torhan kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. 84 minutes into the game, Austral FC's Ioritz Forteza nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tevfik Demiralp made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-9. When Sergio Pedro fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Austral FC's protests and gave Sergio Pedro a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Austral FC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Sergio Pedro hit a great ball. In the 94th minute Feyyaz Uçar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pelayo Villoldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 96th minute, Austral FC's Sergio Pedro ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tevfik Demiralp. Tevfik Demiralp yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-10. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Austral FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.