U23 World League

ÇINAR ARENA
Spectators: 7637 (Terracing: 5729, Seating: 1756, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Macit Birsen kicked off to start the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Macit Birsen kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Saturnino Txartiko. That made the score 1-0 in the 2 minute of play. Saturnino Txartiko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lokman Talayer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 11 minutes into the match, Academia Club's goalkeeper Saturnino Txartiko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Macit Birsen. Saturnino Txartiko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Uygur Bozok in the 15th minute. Saturnino Txartiko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lokman Talayer in the 21st minute of play. Albino Gabirel hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Saturnino Txartiko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Altuğ Zeval, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Saturnino Txartiko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lokman Talayer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Şaban Selman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Remigio Jerano in the 36th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Macit Birsen got free with Saturnino Txartiko in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Saturnino Txartiko made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Macit Birsen sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s Lokman Talayer slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Saturnino Txartiko. That made the score 2-0 after 43 minutes of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

54 minutes into the match, Macit Birsen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Saturnino Txartiko. Academia Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Macit Birsen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Academia Club's Saturnino Txartiko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Macit Birsen in the 59th minute of play. In the 60th minute of the match Otomasyon Gençlik F.K. got a corner. Academia Club's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ferid Hazar ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s corner Ferid Hazar fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Saturnino Txartiko quite easily take care of the ball. Saturnino Txartiko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lokman Talayer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Saturnino Txartiko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Uygur Bozok, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Saturnino Txartiko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lokman Talayer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Albino Gabirel charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Albino Gabirel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 72nd minute, Macit Birsen made a precise shot to the right of Saturnino Txartiko. Academia Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Macit Birsen put it in 6-0 from a short distance just to the right of Saturnino Txartiko. If Lokman Talayer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Saturnino Txartiko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lokman Talayer, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 85th minute Uygur Bozok shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saturnino Txartiko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Remigio Jerano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Şaban Selman was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. In the 88th minute, Macit Birsen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Saturnino Txartiko was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. After 97 minutes of play, Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s Macit Birsen made it 8-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Saturnino Txartiko was left in no man's land by his defense there! Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.