U23 World League

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Spectators: 7830 (Terracing: 5874, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 156) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gürcan Zeynur kicked off to start the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Romulo Urbasa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Punk Fiction's supporters rose to their feet, but Romulo Urbasa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andoni Zubizarreta breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 17 minutes into the match, 14 YâReN FC's goal looked a bit too open when Pablo Kusko came free, but Andoni Zubizarreta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andoni Zubizarreta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pablo Kusko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th minute Baba Yaren suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Omar Lizar kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. 22 minutes into the match, Punk Fiction's goalkeeper Dante Silviano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ekin Yaren. After a rather tough play, Punk Fiction's Saturnino Amor got a free kick in the 24th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romulo Urbasa in the 26th minute of play forced 14 YâReN FC's goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gürcan Zeynur in the 29th minute of play forced Punk Fiction's goalkeeper Dante Silviano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Silviano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fetih Garipoğlu in the 31st minute. Punk Fiction's attentive Omar Lizar managed to snatch the ball when Gürol Yaren made a throw-in in the 33rd minute of the game. 38 minutes into the match, Pablo Kusko had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Andoni Zubizarreta. 14 YâReN FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pablo Kusko was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After some careless play in the Punk Fiction defense, Fetih Garipoğlu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dante Silviano. The Punk Fiction fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dante Silviano should have stopped the shot. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pablo Kusko stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Punk Fiction was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvio Feliz to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gürcan Zeynur in the 54th minute of play forced Punk Fiction's goalkeeper Dante Silviano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Punk Fiction's Dante Silviano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ekin Yaren in the 60th minute of play. With 61 minutes on the clock, Yavuz Selim Kutunalp commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 61st minute of the game. One of 14 YâReN FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Punk Fiction:s goal. Andoni Zubizarreta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omar Lizar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Silviano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Egemen Yaren in the 69th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fetih Garipoğlu in the 71st minute of play forced Punk Fiction's goalkeeper Dante Silviano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the game, Alpay Özertem cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Dante Silviano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 80 minutes of play, 14 YâReN FC's Gürcan Zeynur made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dante Silviano was left in no man's land by his defense there! Saturnino Amor hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Punk Fiction's Omar Lizar quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Alpay Özertem, made in the 86th minute of the game. In the 90thth minute of the game Pablo Kusko who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 14 YâReN FC's Andoni Zubizarreta was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Punk Fiction's Pablo Kusko got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 93rd match minute, 14 YâReN FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fetih Garipoğlu to maneuver through the defense. 14 YâReN FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.