U23 World League

ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Arena®
Spectators: 8417 (Terracing: 6313, Seating: 1936, VIP seats: 168) Behçet Korgan started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Fahl Gattuso fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's protests and gave Fahl Gattuso a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Fahl Gattuso hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alejo Otsando in the 9th minute of play forced ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's goalkeeper Michel Čech to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 12 played minutes Trabzonspor got a freekick which was hit by Burak Bostancı. Michel Čech showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alejo Otsando, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Michel Čech made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Behçet Korgan in the 19th minute of play. ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's Michel Čech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alejo Otsando in the 26th minute of play. Michel Čech took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alejo Otsando, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ali Cafer Yener showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Tola, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Zé Tola's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 35thth minute, Ali Cafer Yener skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 38 minutes into the match, Trabzonspor's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Tola came free, but Ali Cafer Yener reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's Fahl Gattuso got his second yellow card of the match in the 42nd minute. The referee ordered Fahl Gattuso off the ground. In the 43rd match minute, ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fahl Gattuso to maneuver through the defense. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Ali Cafer Yener showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Tola in the 52nd minute of the match. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by Trabzonspor's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Válbson Miranda was slow to take the kick. During this time ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Gabi Joinvilense managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. With a little luck, ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's Michel Čech got control of the ball when Alejo Otsando tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 59th minute Anderson Sousa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Cafer Yener saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ made a substitution. Orlando de Brito replaced He Yuan Wen. The throw-in from Burak Bostancı in the 62nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's Gabi Joinvilense. After 63 played minutes Trabzonspor got a freekick which was hit by Burak Bostancı. Michel Čech made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alejo Otsando in the 75th minute. ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's McDonald Hamburger was substituted for Zé Tola. Trabzonspor's Burak Bostancı managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Gabi Joinvilense in the 77 minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alejo Otsando got free with Michel Čech in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. McDonald Hamburger struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Ali Cafer Yener didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.