U21 World League

Darıca İlçe Stadyumu
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mauro Abellaneda made the kick off which started today's match. After a defensive mix-up in Darıca Gençlerbirliği's zone, Mauro Abellaneda stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ergin Ceviz came out of the goal and Mauro Abellaneda tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Eguzki Abeijon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tiki Taka FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Eguzki Abeijon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ergin Ceviz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ronaldinho Abeita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Ergin Ceviz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Betadur Abastas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mehmet Arif İsmet, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 36th minute Mauro Abellaneda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ergin Ceviz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by İskender Baki Mücahit during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 41st match minute, Darıca Gençlerbirliği was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Taner Tümen to maneuver through the defense. In the 46th minute Mauro Abellaneda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ergin Ceviz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mehmet Arif İsmet stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mauro Abellaneda got free with Ergin Ceviz in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tiki Taka FC's Mauro Abellaneda got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With his leg Ergin Ceviz managed to avoid a goal in the 65thth minute, when Tiki Taka FC's Mauro Abellaneda fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Pirmin Abaunza blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ergin Ceviz having to make a save. When Ronaldinho Abeita came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Tiki Taka FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ronaldinho Abeita couldn't finish the play. Tiki Taka FC's Nastasio Abeitia got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Tiki Taka FC's zone, Mehmet Arif İsmet stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Betadur Abastas came out of the goal and Mehmet Arif İsmet tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mehmet Arif İsmet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mauro Abellaneda in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ergin Ceviz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Eguzki Abeijon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Ronaldinho Abeita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eguzki Abeijon got free with Ergin Ceviz in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Despite being the better team, Tiki Taka FC failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.