U23 World League

Blue Eagles Stadium
Spectators: 7465 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The supporters of GiaSiRo 08 booed when nRdLiFe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Suavi Kelami didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Fulvio Di Cesare from long distance, 3 minutes into the match, got Abdi Aktürk's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Abdi Aktürk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonas Torsvik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abdi Aktürk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Vulcano, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. nRdLiFe's Abdi Aktürk proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save nRdLiFe from getting a goal against them. 17 minutes into the match, GiaSiRo 08's goal looked a bit too open when Sebati Tüzmen came free, but Aldo Lemme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 18 played minutes nRdLiFe got a freekick which was hit by Bayındır Kayraalp. nRdLiFe's Abdi Aktürk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonas Torsvik in the 19th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Vulcano got free with Abdi Aktürk in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Abdi Aktürk stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Frank Vulcano's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Giannetta got free with Abdi Aktürk in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. GiaSiRo 08's Jonas Torsvik got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 31 minutes, Frank Vulcano put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Abdi Aktürk. Armando Gargano hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Giannetta got free with Abdi Aktürk in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Berke Revnak charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Berke Revnak the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in nRdLiFe fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 44th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 46 minutes, GiaSiRo 08's Fulvio Di Cesare got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Abdi Aktürk. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Frank Vulcano was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Vulcano in the 56th minute of play forced nRdLiFe's goalkeeper Abdi Aktürk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Ahmet Ziya Tüzün kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Aldo Lemme. That made the score 2-2 in the 59 minute of play. Tamer Geylanoğullarından made in the 61st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by GiaSiRo 08's Armando Gargano. 62 minutes into the match, nRdLiFe's goal looked a bit too open when Jonas Torsvik came free, but Abdi Aktürk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abdi Aktürk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Vulcano, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 68thth minute of the game Frank Giannetta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but nRdLiFe's Abdi Aktürk was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Aldo Lemme made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ahmet Ziya Tüzün in the 70th minute. Fulvio Di Cesare lost his temper 73 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 73rd minute of the game. One of GiaSiRo 08:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of nRdLiFe:s goal. Abdi Aktürk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Vulcano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, nRdLiFe's Tamer Geylanoğullarından got a free kick in the 89th minute. The supporters of GiaSiRo 08 booed when nRdLiFe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebati Tüzmen didn't get a good kick on the ball. 96 minutes into the match, nRdLiFe's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Vulcano came free, but Abdi Aktürk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.