U23 World League

EAGLE ARENA
Spectators: 7598 (Terracing: 5700, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Eralp Köksan got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Latif Şakir in the 3rd minute of play forced Büyükçekmece FC.'s goalkeeper Nusrettin Özilter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the match, istanbulls's goal looked a bit too open when Eralp Köksan came free, but Göksel Canfeda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd minute Eralp Köksan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Göksel Canfeda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nusrettin Özilter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Latif Şakir, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. In the 35th match minute, Büyükçekmece FC. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmed Sinan to maneuver through the defense. Nusrettin Özilter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Berkay Şahiner in the 41st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Büyükçekmece FC.'s Esen Baysungur got a free kick in the 43rd minute. In the 44th minute, Latif Şakir reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Nusrettin Özilter. The goal made the score 2-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Latif Şakir stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Latif Şakir shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nusrettin Özilter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ahmet Ozan Talaykan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nusrettin Özilter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Latif Şakir in the 58th minute of play. In the 59th minute, Eralp Köksan made a precise shot to the right of Göksel Canfeda. istanbulls's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. In the 70th minute Latif Şakir shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nusrettin Özilter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 74th minute, but Göksel Canfeda got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving istanbulls hanging dry this time. After a rather tough play, Büyükçekmece FC.'s Meriç Oskan got a free kick in the 79th minute. Nusrettin Özilter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Latif Şakir, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. istanbulls's Göksel Canfeda proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save istanbulls from getting a goal against them. Büyükçekmece FC.'s Nusrettin Özilter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Latif Şakir in the 89th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Latif Şakir in the 90th minute of play forced Büyükçekmece FC.'s goalkeeper Nusrettin Özilter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ahmet Kadri Afacan during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ahmet Kadri Afacan kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. When the referee ended the match the istanbulls players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.