U23 World League

Şükrü Saracoğlu
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Janusz Lech kicked off to start the match. After 5 minutes of play, KP Karmel's Lucjan Jeziorkowski made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yıldırım Yaman was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 9th minute, Tuncer İribaş reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Janusz Marczyniec. The goal made the score 1-1. After 11 played minutes KP Karmel got a freekick which was hit by Edgar Grabski. 13 minutes into the match, Fenerbahçe's goal looked a bit too open when Filip Pusiak came free, but Yıldırım Yaman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Filip Pusiak during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 15th match minute, KP Karmel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filip Pusiak to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Fenerbahçe getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Binali Hicabi hit a great ball. Yıldırım Yaman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konstanty Karwowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind KP Karmel's goalkeeper Janusz Marczyniec, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 23rd minute of the match, Tuncer İribaş got a very nice opportunity to score, but Janusz Marczyniec was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Yıldırım Yaman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Janusz Lech, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. In the 41st minute, Janusz Lech made a precise shot to the right of Yıldırım Yaman. Fenerbahçe's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

KP Karmel's Janusz Marczyniec played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evren Tanfer in the 51st minute of play. Yıldırım Yaman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edgar Grabski in the 56th minute. KP Karmel's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Konstanty Karwowski in the 57th minute. KP Karmel's Konstanty Karwowski was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Yıldırım Yaman in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The crowd rose to their feet as Edgar Grabski kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Yıldırım Yaman. That made the score 2-3 in the 63 minute of play. A collision led to Fenerbahçe getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Gazi Seralp hit a great ball. Filip Pusiak received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Yıldırım Yaman came out and tried to block the shot, but Filip Pusiak slotted it home off the left post making it 2-4 in the 71st minute. After a defensive mix-up in KP Karmel's zone, Tuncer İribaş stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Janusz Marczyniec came out of the goal and Tuncer İribaş tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Yıldırım Yaman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Grabski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Uğurcan Oğuzalp hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. In the 87th match minute, Fenerbahçe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Uğurcan Oğuzalp to maneuver through the defense. Yıldırım Yaman came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by KP Karmel's Janusz Lech. But to his dismay, Janusz Lech quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-5. Filip Pusiak scored 2-6 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Yıldırım Yaman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. KP Karmel's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.