U21 World League

Dionisio Fernanco
Spectators: 7688 (Terracing: 5767, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Sportivo Ben Hur's Gavino Fagondo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Vicente Austin hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. A collision led to !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Davinson Sanchez hit a great ball. King Mondragon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gavino Fagondo in the 6th minute of the match. Harun Sarıdoğan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abelardo Cristofor read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Gavino Fagondo 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. Birol Gezer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abelardo Cristofor having to interfere. The supporters of !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU booed when Sportivo Ben Hur was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vicente Austin didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harun Sarıdoğan in the 20th minute of play forced Sportivo Ben Hur's goalkeeper Abelardo Cristofor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 29 minutes, Ömür Oyman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ömür Oyman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Harun Sarıdoğan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abelardo Cristofor was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sportivo Ben Hur's goalkeeper Abelardo Cristofor, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 39th minute Wilfried Zaha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abelardo Cristofor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 40th minute, Birol Gezer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Wilfried Zaha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abelardo Cristofor having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Harun Sarıdoğan made the kick off in the second half. After 57 minutes of play, !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's Ömür Oyman made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abelardo Cristofor was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 59th minute Jimeno Lizbeth suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Berkan İnanöz during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sportivo Ben Hur's Raimundo Primo was substituted for Jimeno Lizbeth. Berkan İnanöz kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gavino Fagondo in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg King Mondragon saved !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU from getting behind. Batuhan Aydoğan kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's King Mondragon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gavino Fagondo in the 65th minute of play. In the 67th match minute, !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Davinson Sanchez to maneuver through the defense. After 72 played minutes Sportivo Ben Hur got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Ted. 73 minutes into the match, Sportivo Ben Hur's goal looked a bit too open when Harun Sarıdoğan came free, but Abelardo Cristofor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 74th minute Harun Sarıdoğan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abelardo Cristofor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wilfried Zaha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 83 minutes into the match, Wilfried Zaha had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Abelardo Cristofor. Sportivo Ben Hur's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wilfried Zaha was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Burhan Kantürk's late challenge caught a Sportivo Ben Hur's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Burhan Kantürk helped the player get up and apologised. In the 89th minute, Burhan Kantürk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abelardo Cristofor had great luck who in the 92ndth minute grab hold of the ball when Harun Sarıdoğan from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post.