U23 World League

Giuseppe Meazza
Spectators: 7528 (Terracing: 5647, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Barbaros Asıf started the match with the kick off. Pedrinho de Senna's late challenge caught a F.C internazionale's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pedrinho de Senna helped the player get up and apologised. After 3 played minutes Pereiras FC got a freekick which was hit by Pedrinho de Senna. Téo Silva made an important save on a dangerous shot by Namık Kemal Urza in the 10th minute. F.C internazionale's Bahadır Ömür played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gildo Sousa in the 12th minute of play. Bahadır Ömür made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelo Batista in the 18th minute of play. Téo Silva was a little too slow when Arif Cengiz Elçin got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 21st minute. The score was now 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Ahmet Necdet Yücel managed to get in a good position for a shot. F.C internazionale's supporters rose to their feet, but Ahmet Necdet Yücel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Téo Silva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Pereiras FC's Francisco Queiroz got a free kick in the 28th minute. Arif Cengiz Elçin was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 29th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The supporters of Pereiras FC booed when F.C internazionale was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Namık Kemal Urza didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arda Göksel Işınay's late challenge caught a Pereiras FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arda Göksel Işınay helped the player get up and apologised. When Marcelo Batista fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pereiras FC's protests and gave Marcelo Batista a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of F.C internazionale booed when Pereiras FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcelo Batista didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The supporters of Pereiras FC booed when F.C internazionale was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Şemsettin Oğuzer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ahmet Boran Dağasan kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Barbaros Asıf's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Téo Silva read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. Rafael Chaves hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. 65 minutes into the match, Pereiras FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Necdet Yücel came free, but Téo Silva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, F.C internazionale's Arda Göksel Işınay got a free kick in the 74th minute. After 77 minutes of play, Pereiras FC's Jardel Nóbrega made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bahadır Ömür was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Pereiras FC's Francisco Queiroz got a free kick in the 80th minute. After some careless play in the F.C internazionale defense, Rafael Chaves kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bahadır Ömür. The F.C internazionale fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bahadır Ömür should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Pereiras FC's zone, Arif Cengiz Elçin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Téo Silva came out of the goal and Arif Cengiz Elçin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pereiras FC's Téo Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Barbaros Asıf in the 97th minute of play. The Pereiras FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Pereiras FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.