U21 World League

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Spectators: 7654 (Terracing: 5742, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) Türkeş Teber showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Pujol, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind FCSB CUENCA's goalkeeper Agapito Blanco, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Atalan Yalın during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Atalan Yalın hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. If Ahmet İlke Akbayrak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Agapito Blanco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet İlke Akbayrak in the 19th minute of the match. FCSB CUENCA's Agapito Blanco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mauri Icardi in the 23rd minute of play. Agapito Blanco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet İlke Akbayrak in the 25th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, CAN ERZURUM's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Pujol came free, but Türkeş Teber reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ugutz Jubera in the 34th minute of play forced CAN ERZURUM's goalkeeper Türkeş Teber to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute Carlos Pujol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Türkeş Teber saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Agapito Blanco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet İlke Akbayrak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 39th match minute, CAN ERZURUM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ümit Zeren to maneuver through the defense. Agapito Blanco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet İlke Akbayrak in the 43rd minute of the match. 44 minutes into the game, Gorka Turienzo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FCSB CUENCA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CAN ERZURUM the free kick. A collision led to FCSB CUENCA getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Gorka Turienzo hit a great ball. Agapito Blanco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet İlke Akbayrak in the 46th minute of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ahmet İlke Akbayrak to strike the kick off in the second half. With his leg Agapito Blanco managed to avoid a goal in the 52ndth minute, when CAN ERZURUM's Mauri Icardi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 54 minutes into the match, FCSB CUENCA's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Arif Kerem came free, but Agapito Blanco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 55th match minute, FCSB CUENCA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vehdi Özge to maneuver through the defense. Agapito Blanco made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Mauri Icardi sent off a good shot on target. In the 60th minute of the match Manuel Navarro sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Türkeş Teber skillfully saved the ball. If Ahmet İlke Akbayrak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Toni Garrido hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Türkeş Teber made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Pujol in the 69th minute of play. Türkeş Teber showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Pujol in the 71st minute of the match. Agapito Blanco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mauri Icardi in the 72nd minute. Türkeş Teber took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ugutz Jubera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, FCSB CUENCA's Alfons Alvarez got a free kick in the 74th minute. Türkeş Teber made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Pujol in the 77th minute of play. Ümit Zeren charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ümit Zeren the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 78 played minutes CAN ERZURUM got a freekick which was hit by Ümit Zeren. Ugutz Jubera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th match minute, FCSB CUENCA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfons Alvarez to maneuver through the defense. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.