U23 World League

Reval Fortress Arena
Spectators: 7802 (Terracing: 5853, Seating: 1794, VIP seats: 155) In the 5th minute of the match, Ander Onnu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Mustafa Birol Zekai saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 7thth minute of the game Gökçen Kulan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Rebel's Janar Averin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 8thth minute of the game Gökçen Kulan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Rebel's Janar Averin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 8thth minute of the game Gökçen Kulan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Rebel's Janar Averin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 14th minute Gökçen Kulan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Janar Averin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Janar Averin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gökçen Kulan's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. When GALATASARAY O.Z.'s Gökçen Kulan in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Rebel's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Gökçen Kulan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Janar Averin was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. When Ahmet Kemal fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GALATASARAY O.Z.'s protests and gave Ahmet Kemal a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to GALATASARAY O.Z. getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Ahmet Kemal hit a great ball. Tarvi Laanemets received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Mustafa Birol Zekai tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. GALATASARAY O.Z.'s Mustafa Birol Zekai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tarvi Laanemets in the 31st minute of play. If Gökçen Kulan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, FC Rebel's Norman Võrk got a free kick in the 37th minute. Janar Averin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gökçen Kulan, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Teet Annimäe could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Mustafa Birol Zekai made a huge save. Ahmet Kemal hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. After 46 minutes of play, GALATASARAY O.Z.'s Gökçen Kulan made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Janar Averin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

FC Rebel made a substitution. Enar Stüf replaced Ander Onnu. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Enar Stüf to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Gökçen Kulan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Janar Averin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Emrullah Toygun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 60 minutes, Norman Võrk mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Rebel and the GALATASARAY O.Z. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gökçen Kulan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Rebel's goalkeeper Janar Averin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alexsandro Romero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Janar Averin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in FC Rebel's zone, Gökçen Kulan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Janar Averin came out of the goal and Gökçen Kulan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gökçen Kulan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When GALATASARAY O.Z.'s Gökçen Kulan in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Rebel's goalie prevented a goal. Teet Annimäe took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mustafa Birol Zekai. Mustafa Birol Zekai dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. GALATASARAY O.Z. made a substitution. Baturhan Osmanlı replaced Gökçen Kulan. Mustafa Birol Zekai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teet Annimäe in the 88th minute of the match. Burhan Tezcan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Janar Averin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. The supporters of FC Rebel booed when GALATASARAY O.Z. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felipe Pernambucano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Enar Stüf's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mustafa Birol Zekai read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. GALATASARAY O.Z. were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.