U21 World League

White Hart Lane
Spectators: 7734 (Terracing: 5802, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nicolas Anelka kicked off to start the match. Matty Tinker struck a weak shot in the 2nd minute. Ceyhun Mennan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for T H F C. 4 minutes into the match, ---Atam Osmanlı---'s goalkeeper Ceyhun Mennan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ben Gibbs. Dion Kerridge charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dion Kerridge the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, T H F C's Dion Kerridge got a free kick in the 6th minute. The throw-in from Wayne Campbell in the 11th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by ---Atam Osmanlı---'s Arif Bilge Hünerli. Ceyhun Mennan made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Dion Kerridge sent off a good shot on target. Cliff Huckerby made in the 17th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Freddie Bloom immediately put the ball in play. If Nicolas Anelka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nicolas Anelka kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Ben Gibbs could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Ceyhun Mennan made a huge save. In a very dangerous position, a player in ---Atam Osmanlı--- fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 30th minute. Penalty! 32 minutes into the match, Jonny Dexter had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ceyhun Mennan. ---Atam Osmanlı---'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jonny Dexter was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in ---Atam Osmanlı---'s zone, Ben Gibbs stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ceyhun Mennan came out of the goal and Ben Gibbs tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jonny Dexter who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 40thth minute tested the skills of Ceyhun Mennan when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolas Anelka in the 42nd minute of play forced T H F C's goalkeeper Dan Radcliffe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ceyhun Mennan was out of position in the 44 minute of play, and Freddie Bloom capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Freddie Bloom really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. The supporters of ---Atam Osmanlı--- booed when T H F C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reuben Howarth didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Dion Kerridge hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Dan Radcliffe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cumali Kızıl in the 60th minute of the match. In the 61st minute, Cevher Hafi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to ---Atam Osmanlı--- getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Cumali Kızıl hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Dion Kerridge put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Ceyhun Mennan. Ben Gibbs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Ceyhun Mennan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to ---Atam Osmanlı--- getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Emirşah Pekgöz hit a great ball. In the 80th minute, Freddie Bloom made a precise shot to the right of Ceyhun Mennan. ---Atam Osmanlı---'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. After a rather tough play, ---Atam Osmanlı---'s Cevher Hafi got a free kick in the 86th minute. Dan Radcliffe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolas Anelka, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. After having played for 92 minutes, Cumali Kızıl managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ---Atam Osmanlı---'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Cumali Kızıl was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Nicolas Anelka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, T H F C's Reuben Howarth got a free kick in the 95th minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. T H F C fully deserved thier win.