U21 World League

ABDULHAMİTHAN
Spectators: 7710 (Terracing: 5784, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomé Quirino started the match with the kick off. Marcos Paes got a throw-in 3 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Maicon Magalhães. Marcos Paes's late challenge caught a ---Atam Osmanlı---'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marcos Paes helped the player get up and apologised. ---Atam Osmanlı---'s Arif Bilge Hünerli managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Marcos Paes in the 10 minute of the game. Cumali Kızıl could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Betinho Leme made a huge save. ---Atam Osmanlı---'s Arif Bilge Hünerli quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Nico Vasconcelos, made in the 16th minute of the game. Ceyhun Mennan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ediberto da Silveira in the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind ---Atam Osmanlı---'s goalkeeper Ceyhun Mennan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's Betinho Leme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolas Anelka in the 21st minute of play. Ceyhun Mennan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ediberto da Silveira in the 22nd minute of the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 27th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Betinho Leme, was totally fooled by ---Atam Osmanlı---'s Tansel Toktimur, who 29 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. ---Atam Osmanlı---'s Arif Bilge Hünerli quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Marcos Paes, made in the 34th minute of the game. Nicolas Anelka sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ediberto da Silveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ceyhun Mennan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ediberto da Silveira, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. 44 minutes into the game, A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's Ediberto da Silveira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ceyhun Mennan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Betinho Leme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas Anelka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nicolas Anelka stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Nicolas Anelka sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cumali Kızıl struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Betinho Leme didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ---Atam Osmanlı---. When Cumali Kızıl fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ---Atam Osmanlı---'s protests and gave Cumali Kızıl a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to ---Atam Osmanlı--- getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Cumali Kızıl hit a great ball. A collision led to A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Olívio Cardoso hit a great ball. Betinho Leme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolas Anelka in the 70th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolas Anelka in the 71st minute of play forced A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's goalkeeper Betinho Leme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, ---Atam Osmanlı---'s Yavuz Bülent Soyselçuk got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Ceyhun Mennan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baltazar Mota in the 74th minute of play. 78 minutes into the game, Marcos Paes threw the ball into play from the sideline. ---Atam Osmanlı---'s Arif Bilge Hünerli quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 79 played minutes ---Atam Osmanlı--- got a freekick which was hit by Cumali Kızıl. Marcos Paes made in the 81st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ---Atam Osmanlı---'s Arif Bilge Hünerli. In the 82nd minute Cumali Kızıl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Betinho Leme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ediberto da Silveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Ceyhun Mennan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in ---Atam Osmanlı---'s zone, Baltazar Mota stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ceyhun Mennan came out of the goal and Baltazar Mota tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ediberto da Silveira in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ceyhun Mennan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 94 minutes into the game, Marcos Paes threw the ball into play from the sideline. ---Atam Osmanlı---'s Arif Bilge Hünerli quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 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.