U23 World League

Cihanbeyli Park
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Beyhan Enginalp took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, MARAZZINO's Behlül Baroğlu got a free kick in the 6th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olaf Pilsudski in the 10th minute of play forced MARAZZINO's goalkeeper Lütfi Özyurek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute Adriano Selvi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lütfi Özyurek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adriano Selvi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Lütfi Özyurek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 17th match minute, MARAZZINO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ünal Er to maneuver through the defense. In the 18thth minute of the game Marek Boruta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MARAZZINO's Lütfi Özyurek was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Błękitny Grom's zone, Beyhan Enginalp stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Witalis Kosel came out of the goal and Beyhan Enginalp tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Beyhan Enginalp kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Olaf Pilsudski kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. In the 28th minute Marek Boruta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lütfi Özyurek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to MARAZZINO getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Taško Kral hit a great ball. 32 minutes into the match, Beyhan Enginalp had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Witalis Kosel. Błękitny Grom's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Beyhan Enginalp was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The audience was convinced that Adriano Selvi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lütfi Özyurek was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. A collision led to MARAZZINO getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Erdoğan Şahtürk hit a great ball. Emil Pyczkowski scored 1-1 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lütfi Özyurek, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of MARAZZINO booed when Błękitny Grom was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emil Pyczkowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marek Boruta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lütfi Özyurek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emil Pyczkowski in the 58th minute of play. 59 minutes into the game, Adriano Selvi lined in a short shot 2-2 behind a frustrated Lütfi Özyurek. Lütfi Özyurek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olaf Pilsudski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Błękitny Grom booed when MARAZZINO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gürkan Seralp didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 68 minutes of play MARAZZINO's Taško Kral was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 69 played minutes MARAZZINO got a freekick which was hit by Taško Kral. Lütfi Özyurek made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Emil Pyczkowski sent off a good shot on target. Beyhan Enginalp might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Witalis Kosel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Beyhan Enginalp ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 77th minute, Emil Pyczkowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. MARAZZINO's Lütfi Özyurek proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save MARAZZINO from getting a goal against them. Beyhan Enginalp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Witalis Kosel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Pedro Manuel Kurczak fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Błękitny Grom's protests and gave Pedro Manuel Kurczak a yellow card for diving instead. In the 84th match minute, Błękitny Grom was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Manuel Kurczak to maneuver through the defense. 89 minutes into the match, MARAZZINO's goal looked a bit too open when Adriano Selvi came free, but Lütfi Özyurek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the MARAZZINO defense, Marek Boruta kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lütfi Özyurek. The MARAZZINO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lütfi Özyurek should have stopped the shot. Tytus Borowski's late challenge caught a MARAZZINO's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tytus Borowski helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of MARAZZINO booed when Błękitny Grom was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tytus Borowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Błękitny Grom's Witalis Kosel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Beyhan Enginalp in the 95th minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Błękitny Grom had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.