U23 World League

Theatre of Dreams
Spectators: 7486 (Terracing: 5615, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) HİSAR's Kamil Toktimur started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Boyan Yonov hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. In the 12th minute, Sevdalin Palatov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The supporters of Pryaporets booed when HİSAR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ceyhan Özsahin didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 17 minutes into the game, when Nikola Chavorski put in a rough tackle. Nikola Chavorski kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. If Kamil Toktimur had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. HİSAR's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kamil Toktimur in the 25th minute. Kamil Toktimur made a great header on HİSAR's corner, it was just that Pryaporets's Gianluigi Donnarumma managed to reach the ball for a save. With a little luck, HİSAR's Alparslan Saygılı got control of the ball when Sevdalin Palatov tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kamil Toktimur in the 37th minute of play forced Pryaporets's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Ceyhan Özsahin fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored HİSAR's protests and gave Ceyhan Özsahin a yellow card for diving instead. Ceyhan Özsahin hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. In the 43rd match minute, HİSAR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mümin Özsel to maneuver through the defense. Alparslan Saygılı stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sevdalin Palatov's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. Semail Tanalp struck a weak shot in the 48th minute. Gianluigi Donnarumma didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for HİSAR. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 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 Valentin Gúrkov to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Mümin Özsel managed to get in a good position for a shot. HİSAR's supporters rose to their feet, but Mümin Özsel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gianluigi Donnarumma breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 62 minutes into the match, Kamil Toktimur dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gianluigi Donnarumma, 0-2. Gianluigi Donnarumma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mümin Özsel in the 71st minute of play. In the 74th minute, Mümin Özsel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gianluigi Donnarumma was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Doğa Tamerkin's late challenge caught a Pryaporets's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Doğa Tamerkin helped the player get up and apologised. In the 80th match minute, HİSAR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Doğa Tamerkin to maneuver through the defense. Gianluigi Donnarumma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Semail Tanalp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute of the match HİSAR got a corner. Pryaporets's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kamil Toktimur ran over to the corner to take the kick. Pryaporets's Simo Morfov got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to HİSAR getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Doğa Tamerkin hit a great ball. 97 minutes into the game, Pryaporets's Valentin Gúrkov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alparslan Saygılı made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. The Pryaporets fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. HİSAR were clearly better and deserved to take the win.