U23 World League

EL GRAN HULK STADIUM
Spectators: 7554 (Terracing: 5667, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) Xicu Cuadrado made the kick off and thus started the match. 5 minutes into the match, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goal looked a bit too open when Abdulaziz Katib came free, but Cristobal Cuadro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristobal Cuadro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yaman Akkan in the 7th minute of play. After 9 minutes of play, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Marcones Almazan made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Berkan Yılkan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Battal Cüneyt Hacıoğlu kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Yaman Akkan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 16 minutes into the match, Yiğit Başer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristobal Cuadro. E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yiğit Başer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 22nd minute Ata Şenalp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristobal Cuadro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goal looked a bit too open when Yaman Akkan came free, but Cristobal Cuadro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kutluay Açıkgün hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. 1903 Barranspor ☪'s Berkan Yılkan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save 1903 Barranspor ☪ from getting a goal against them. 30 minutes into the match, 1903 Barranspor ☪'s goal looked a bit too open when Xicu Cuadrado came free, but Berkan Yılkan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xicu Cuadrado in the 35th minute of play forced 1903 Barranspor ☪'s goalkeeper Berkan Yılkan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute, Yaman Akkan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristobal Cuadro was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. After a rather tough play, 1903 Barranspor ☪'s Abdulaziz Katib got a free kick in the 41st minute. Thanks to some nice moves Marcones Almazan could shoot a difficult shot in the 42nd minute, which Berkan Yılkan however easily saved by the left post. Cristobal Cuadro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yiğit Başer in the 43rd minute of the match. Xicu Cuadrado recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

In the 62nd minute Aimar Moreta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Berkan Yılkan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, 1903 Barranspor ☪'s goal looked a bit too open when Xicu Cuadrado came free, but Berkan Yılkan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® made a substitution. Cisco Legaspe replaced Marcones Almazan. A collision led to E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Cisco Legaspe hit a great ball. In the 77th minute, Xicu Cuadrado ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Berkan Yılkan was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Berkan Yılkan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matthew Murguia in the 80th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matthew Murguia in the 86th minute of play forced 1903 Barranspor ☪'s goalkeeper Berkan Yılkan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 88 minutes of play, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Matthew Murguia made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Berkan Yılkan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Berkan Yılkan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matthew Murguia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. For all the effort they put into the match, the 1903 Barranspor ☪ players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®.