U23 World League

Bornova Park Arena
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pierre Webo kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pierre Webo in the 3rd minute of play forced Lokomotiv Bornova's goalkeeper Kahraman Kunter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Artaç Dalmaz got free with Recep Bakırhan in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lokomotiv Bornova's Kahraman Kunter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pierre Webo in the 9th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Coşkun Usman during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Lokomotiv Bornova's Coşkun Usman got a free kick in the 13th minute. If Atıf Uğursan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When BATMAN SK's Emmanuel Emenike in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lokomotiv Bornova's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of BATMAN SK booed when Lokomotiv Bornova was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mehmet Fatih Özakay didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Lokomotiv Bornova's Gafur Şahin got a free kick in the 29th minute. After having played for 32 minutes, Coşkun Usman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lokomotiv Bornova's supporters crossed their fingers, but Coşkun Usman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kahraman Kunter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Veysel Tecelli in the 39th minute of the match. Atıf Uğursan hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. If Çağan Demren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 47th minute, Atıf Uğursan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 48th minute, Serter Çağnur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

If Coşkun Usman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 58th match minute, Lokomotiv Bornova was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hayati Tokyüz to maneuver through the defense. Recep Bakırhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serter Çağnur, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 72nd match minute, BATMAN SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Atıf Uğursan to maneuver through the defense. Emmanuel Emenike scored 0-1 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kahraman Kunter, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Lokomotiv Bornova getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Artaç Dalmaz hit a great ball. If Pierre Webo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 88th minute, Lokomotiv Bornova's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Pierre Webo fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. An unexpected shot in the 95th minute by Emmanuel Emenike got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. BATMAN SK played a much better game than Lokomotiv Bornova and deserved their victory. The Lokomotiv Bornova players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.