U23 World League

Bier Stadium
Spectators: 7445 (Terracing: 5650, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 70) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dolfo Marcos made the kick off which started today's match. After 7 played minutes FC MANLE got a freekick which was hit by Uğuralp Melik. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mete Tavukcu in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cesinha Veiga saved Hartmann Futebol Clube from getting behind. Cesinha Veiga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nusrettin Uzay, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. After a rather tough play, Hartmann Futebol Clube's Cheng Zhi got a free kick in the 17th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nusrettin Uzay in the 20th minute of play forced Hartmann Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Cesinha Veiga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. José Pedro Freitas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Şadi Turhan having to interfere. Cesinha Veiga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nusrettin Uzay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mete Tavukcu hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Hamílton Xavier was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Beşir Karhan kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. When Cheng Zhi came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Hartmann Futebol Clube fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cheng Zhi couldn't finish the play. FC MANLE's defense didn't have a chance, in the 36th minute, when José Pedro Freitas scored to the left of an out of position Şadi Turhan, making the score, 1-0. Şadi Turhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dolfo Marcos in the 39th minute of play. Beşir Karhan charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Beşir Karhan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 43 played minutes FC MANLE got a freekick which was hit by Beşir Karhan. Dolfo Marcoss short, quick shot in the 44thth minute got Şadi Turhan to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Şadi Turhan was a little too slow when Glauco do Nascimento got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 46th minute. The score was now 2-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Nusrettin Uzay made the kick off in the second half. Şadi Turhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hamílton Xavier in the 58th minute of the match. Cesinha Veiga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdurrahman Aslan, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. In the 63rd match minute, Hartmann Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hamílton Xavier to maneuver through the defense. 65 minutes into the match, Dolfo Marcos notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of FC MANLE's Şadi Turhan. Şadi Turhan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdurrahman Aslan in the 68th minute of play forced Hartmann Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Cesinha Veiga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hamílton Xavier charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hamílton Xavier the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of FC MANLE booed when Hartmann Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hamílton Xavier didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Pedro Freitas in the 79th minute of play forced FC MANLE's goalkeeper Şadi Turhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nusrettin Uzay got free with Cesinha Veiga in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 91st minute, one of Hartmann Futebol Clube: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 Hartmann Futebol Clube. When the match had been going on for 93 minutes, FC MANLE's Abdurrahman Aslan got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Cesinha Veiga. After 99 minutes of play, FC MANLE's Mete Tavukcu made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cesinha Veiga was left in no man's land by his defense there!