U23 World League

El Templo del Bosque
Spectators: 7565 (Terracing: 5675, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) Mikail Savgat started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When The Last Airbender's Cemal Özgun in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye EL LOBO DE MIAMI's goalie prevented a goal. Cemal Özgun hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Şeray Rauf made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wally Urbina in the 11th minute of play. Şeray Rauf showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wally Urbina in the 18th minute of the match. In the 22nd minute, Mikail Savgat left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Last Airbender fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Nelson Insfrán showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mikail Savgat in the 27th minute of the match. After 34 played minutes The Last Airbender got a freekick which was hit by Bilge Horasanlı. Mikail Savgat kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. After 39 played minutes Wally Urbina rounded The Last Airbender's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 3-1. In the 43rd minute Wally Urbina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Şeray Rauf saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wally Urbina in the 45th minute of play forced The Last Airbender's goalkeeper Şeray Rauf to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mikail Savgat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wally Urbina to make the kick off. EL LOBO DE MIAMI's Rob Singer got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, The Last Airbender's Şadi Hasanbeyli got a free kick in the 53rd minute. A collision led to The Last Airbender getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Şadi Hasanbeyli hit a great ball. 57 minutes into the match, Werner Uhl notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of The Last Airbender's Şeray Rauf. Şeray Rauf was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, EL LOBO DE MIAMI's Virgil Caudill got a free kick in the 60th minute. Ömür Himmet struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Nelson Insfrán didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Last Airbender. In the 64th minute Bilge Horasanlı shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nelson Insfrán saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Şeray Rauf stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wally Urbina's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. 68 minutes into the match, The Last Airbender's goal looked a bit too open when Werner Uhl came free, but Şeray Rauf reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the The Last Airbender defense, Wally Urbina kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Şeray Rauf. The The Last Airbender fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Şeray Rauf should have stopped the shot. EL LOBO DE MIAMI were awarded a corner in the 77th minute after The Last Airbender's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ernest Knowles took the corner. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wally Urbina in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Şeray Rauf saved The Last Airbender from getting behind. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind EL LOBO DE MIAMI's goalkeeper Nelson Insfrán, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Şeray Rauf made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Werner Uhl in the 88th minute of play. Werner Uhl scored 7-1 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Şeray Rauf, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 94 minutes into the match, The Last Airbender's goal looked a bit too open when Werner Uhl came free, but Şeray Rauf reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Şeray Rauf took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wally Urbina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Last Airbender's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.