U23 World League

Monumento Sports
Spectators: 7624 (Terracing: 5719, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 152) ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s Gökmen Aktekin 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. Lino Saldanha kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Joel Lopes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Günalp Bülbül. ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joel Lopes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Halit Pınar charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Halit Pınar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 8th match minute, ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Halit Pınar to maneuver through the defense. In the 10th match minute, Monumento Sports was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kosta Kent to maneuver through the defense. Günalp Bülbül didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 18th minute, which inside left pole to 2-0. When Joel Lopes came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Monumento Sports 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 Joel Lopes couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gökmen Aktekin in the 24th minute of play forced Monumento Sports's goalkeeper Natanael Sena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Joel Lopes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Monumento Sports's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Lopes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Günalp Bülbül breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Natanael Sena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Keramettin Nuralp in the 31st minute of the match. 33 minutes had been played when some careless play by Monumento Sports's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Keramettin Nuralp was slow to take the kick. During this time ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s players had a chance to rest. Natanael Sena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdulaziz Hızlan in the 37th minute of play. Natanael Sena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gökmen Aktekin in the 38th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Cemalettin Kurban's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Natanael Sena was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™ were awarded a corner in the 46th minute after Monumento Sports's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Keramettin Nuralp took the corner. The corner led ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s Keramettin Nuralp to fire away a dangerous shot which Natanael Sena despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Albertinho Barros kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Keramettin Nuralp managed to get in a good position for a shot. ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s supporters rose to their feet, but Keramettin Nuralp was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Natanael Sena breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Toninho Arruda made the kick off in the second half. Abdulaziz Hızlan's late challenge caught a Monumento Sports's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abdulaziz Hızlan helped the player get up and apologised. Abdulaziz Hızlan hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. 55 minutes into the game, Toninho Arruda cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Günalp Bülbül was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kosta Kent hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Natanael Sena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gökmen Aktekin, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Natanael Sena made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cemalettin Kurban in the 64th minute. The audience was convinced that Gökmen Aktekin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Natanael Sena was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. 73 minutes into the match, Monumento Sports's goal looked a bit too open when Keramettin Nuralp came free, but Natanael Sena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kosta Kent recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Cemalettin Kurban had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 80th minute Joel Lopes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Günalp Bülbül saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™ fans' excitement grew in the 82nd match minute when ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s Abdulaziz Hızlan looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Gökmen Aktekin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Natanael Sena made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Lopes in the 87th minute of play forced ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s goalkeeper Günalp Bülbül to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kosta Kent kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s zone, Joel Lopes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Günalp Bülbül came out of the goal and Joel Lopes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™ players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Monumento Sports.