U23 World League

Solo Arena
Spectators: 7664 (Terracing: 5749, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luca Langoni kicked off to start the match. The Potters's Luca Langoni got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Grigore Proca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mehmet Bilge Bozoğlu in the 9th minute of play. Grigore Proca didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mehmet Bilge Bozoğlu went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After 22 played minutes The Potters got a freekick which was hit by Theis Brinkfort. Wladimir Vinthen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Norman Donnelly in the 28th minute of play. After 28 played minutes The Potters got a freekick which was hit by Espen Siticum. The Potters's Wladimir Vinthen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save The Potters from getting a goal against them. Wladimir Vinthen made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Blaine Schaffer sent off a good shot on target. Grigore Proca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hasan Teglengaard in the 39th minute of the match. The corner led The Potters's Diego Gentil to fire away a dangerous shot which Grigore Proca despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 43rd minute Diego Gentil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grigore Proca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 46 minutes, Luca Langoni managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Potters's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luca Langoni was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Francesco Osborne to strike the kick off in the second half. Wladimir Vinthen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Norman Donnelly, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 54th minute, Diego Gentil left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Potters fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Luca Langoni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Grigore Proca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wladimir Vinthen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francesco Osborne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wladimir Vinthen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francesco Osborne in the 60th minute of play. 66 minutes into the game, Diego Gentil was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Potters's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Recolta Alamor the free kick. The supporters of Recolta Alamor booed when The Potters was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diego Gentil didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chance Tatum's late challenge caught a The Potters's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Chance Tatum helped the player get up and apologised. In the 68th minute, Chance Tatum hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 69th minute, Jerrod Dickinson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Recolta Alamor's goalkeeper Grigore Proca, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Recolta Alamor were furious when Chance Tatum was red carded, 79 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 78th minute, one of Recolta Alamor:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Recolta Alamor. In the 80th minute there was a penalty for The Potters. Diego Gentil stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Grigore Proca. 0-3. After a defensive mix-up in Recolta Alamor's zone, Burhanettin Kutsoy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Grigore Proca came out of the goal and Burhanettin Kutsoy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Wladimir Vinthen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Norman Donnelly in the 90th minute of play. Diego Gentil's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Grigore Proca read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. Luca Langonis short, quick shot in the 95thth minute got Grigore Proca to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Burhanettin Kutsoy kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. After having played for 98 minutes, Luca Langoni managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Potters's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luca Langoni was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Recolta Alamor fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. The Potters were clearly better and deserved to take the win.