U23 World League

Ali Sami Yen
Spectators: 7577 (Terracing: 5683, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Teodoro Garcia started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Luiz Fernando Salgado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Falcão Favoretto was out of position in the 5 minute of play, and Kadim Argun capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kadim Argun really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kadim Argun in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Falcão Favoretto saved Pacui from getting behind. Zé Ribeiro charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zé Ribeiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of LİONS PEAK booed when Pacui was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zé Ribeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Pacui's Zé Ribeiro got a free kick in the 11th minute. 12 minutes into the match, Pacui's goalkeeper Falcão Favoretto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kadim Argun. After having played for 28 minutes, Yaşar Harmandalı managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LİONS PEAK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yaşar Harmandalı was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Falcão Favoretto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kadim Argun, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. When the match clock showed 32 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Korhan Türkol sped through Pacui's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Falcão Favoretto. Pacui's Falcão Favoretto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Pacui from getting a goal against them. In the 41st minute, LİONS PEAK's Yaşar Harmandalı dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 54th minute, Yaşar Harmandalı left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LİONS PEAK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. After 61 minutes Pacui's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gencay Şerif who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Gencay Şerif almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Pacui's Falcão Favoretto did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kadim Argun in the 65th minute of play forced Pacui's goalkeeper Falcão Favoretto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pacui's Falcão Favoretto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kadim Argun in the 69th minute of play. Falcão Favoretto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Korhan Türkol went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 8-0 was the resulting score. A collision led to Pacui getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Teodoro Garcia hit a great ball. A collision led to LİONS PEAK getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Oğuzhan Sendur hit a great ball. Zé Ribeiro was shown his second yellow card after 90 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Pacui getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Zé Ribeiro hit a great ball. When the referee ended the match the LİONS PEAK players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.