U23 World League

Ülker Stadyumu
Spectators: 7522 (Terracing: 5642, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Serter Doğay took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yağızhan Dündaroğlu in the 9th minute of play forced ErbaA KartaLı's goalkeeper Frank Fiori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Serter Doğay recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tahsin Çalımbay's late challenge caught a Türk Polis Gücü's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tahsin Çalımbay helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Türk Polis Gücü booed when ErbaA KartaLı was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tahsin Çalımbay didn't get a good kick on the ball. Frank Fiori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yağızhan Dündaroğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serter Doğay in the 28th minute of play forced Türk Polis Gücü's goalkeeper Şimşek Saraçoğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Şimşek Saraçoğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Serter Doğay in the 31st minute of the match. In the 34th minute of the match, Yusuf Beykan tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Frank Fiori saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Kayhan Sacid kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Frank Fiori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yusuf Beykan in the 37th minute of play. Boğaçhan Keskinel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frank Fiori having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yağızhan Dündaroğlu to make the kick off. In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind ErbaA KartaLı's goalkeeper Frank Fiori, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 54th match minute, ErbaA KartaLı was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ilgaz Azimoğlu to maneuver through the defense. Boğaçhan Keskinel hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the ErbaA KartaLı defense, Arif Çelebi Çalımbay kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Frank Fiori. The ErbaA KartaLı fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Frank Fiori should have stopped the shot. Serter Doğay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Frank Fiori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yağızhan Dündaroğlu in the 74th minute of play. Şimşek Saraçoğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Serter Doğay in the 77th minute of the match. Frank Fiori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yusuf Beykan in the 78th minute of the match. Frank Fiori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Berker Rıza Baykam in the 81st minute of the match. In the 86th minute, Yusuf Beykan made a precise shot to the right of Frank Fiori. ErbaA KartaLı's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Türk Polis Gücü walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.