U23 World League

Aguilas
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Mikail Savgat started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Rolando Michael had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With an all-out effort, Rossobianco's Şeray Rauf threw himself towards the right post 10 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ramon Emeterio, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The audience thought a goal was coming when Teo Acevedo got free with Şeray Rauf in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bakar Gopala Pillai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cemal Özgun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 15 minutes into the match, Cemal Özgun had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bakar Gopala Pillai. Rossobianco's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cemal Özgun was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Rossobianco's zone, Mikail Savgat stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bakar Gopala Pillai came out of the goal and Mikail Savgat tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Şeray Rauf showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramon Emeterio in the 23rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pascual Gaueko in the 26th minute of play forced The Last Airbender's goalkeeper Şeray Rauf to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute Cornelio Quilino suffered a knee injury and had to be helped off the field. Mikail Savgat charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mikail Savgat the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Rossobianco booed when The Last Airbender was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mikail Savgat didn't get a good kick on the ball. Teo Acevedo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rossobianco's Bakar Gopala Pillai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cemal Özgun in the 34th minute of play. The supporters of The Last Airbender booed when Rossobianco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ramon Emeterio didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cemal Özgun in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bakar Gopala Pillai saved Rossobianco from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Rossobianco's Domingos Abalos got a free kick in the 41st minute. In the 42nd minute Ferman Sıraç shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bakar Gopala Pillai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Şeray Rauf showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pascual Gaueko, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Isaac Quintin hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. After the first half The Last Airbender were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pascual Gaueko stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Pascual Gaueko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ferman Sıraç recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Mikail Savgat was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 63 minutes had been played. The supporters of Rossobianco booed when The Last Airbender was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mikail Savgat didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Last Airbender's goalkeeper Şeray Rauf, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Elias Baraquiel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Şeray Rauf read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. The supporters of Rossobianco booed when The Last Airbender was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ferman Sıraç didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute, Rolando Michael got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Rossobianco's Teo Acevedo in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Last Airbender's goalie prevented a goal. The Rossobianco fans' excitement grew in the 82nd match minute when Rossobianco's Teo Acevedo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Şeray Rauf showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elias Baraquiel in the 87th minute of the match. Şeray Rauf showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramon Emeterio, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Şeray Rauf didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pascual Gaueko went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Rossobianco fully deserved thier win.