U21 World League

Pipon Pipon Field
Spectators: 7729 (Terracing: 5798, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kelly Hopson kicked off to start the match. Clemente Armani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nazmi Rasi, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Nuri Taravet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stewart Kerns in the 4th minute of play. After taking down the ball on C. A. Pipon Pipon's corner Drew Stover fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Nuri Taravet quite easily take care of the ball. 7 minutes into the game, Lanny Valle cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Nuri Taravet was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Clemente Armani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aykutalp Suhan in the 15th minute of play. A collision led to 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™ getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Aykutalp Suhan hit a great ball. Nuri Taravet made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Lanny Valle sent off a good shot on target. Stewart Kerns could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Nuri Taravet made a huge save. The supporters of 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™ booed when C. A. Pipon Pipon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Drew Stover didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in C. A. Pipon Pipon's zone, Atalay Evliya stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Clemente Armani came out of the goal and Atalay Evliya tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aykutalp Suhan in the 27th minute of play forced C. A. Pipon Pipon's goalkeeper Clemente Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™'s Güner Vural got a free kick in the 28th minute. 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 38th minute, when Kelly Hopson scored to the left of an out of position Nuri Taravet, making the score, 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stewart Kerns in the 41st minute of play forced 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™'s goalkeeper Nuri Taravet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. C. A. Pipon Pipon's Clemente Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aykutalp Suhan in the 44th minute of play. Clemente Armani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aykutalp Suhan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Müslüm Rakim to make the kick off. In the 55th minute Stewart Kerns shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuri Taravet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nuri Taravet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kelly Hopson, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. 61 minutes into the match, C. A. Pipon Pipon's goal looked a bit too open when Nazmi Rasi came free, but Clemente Armani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™ were awarded a corner in the 63th minute after C. A. Pipon Pipon's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Atalay Evliya took the corner. The corner led 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™'s Aykutalp Suhan to fire away a dangerous shot which Clemente Armani despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™'s Nuri Taravet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kelly Hopson in the 71st minute of play. C. A. Pipon Pipon's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Drew Stover in the 73rd minute. 75 minutes into the game, Atalay Evliya was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C. A. Pipon Pipon the free kick. After a rather tough play, 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™'s Atalay Evliya got a free kick in the 75th minute. In the 76th minute of the match Drew Stover shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nuri Taravet showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Freddie Henderson hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lanny Valle in the 80th minute of play forced 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™'s goalkeeper Nuri Taravet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stewart Kerns in the 84th minute of play forced 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™'s goalkeeper Nuri Taravet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. C. A. Pipon Pipon made a substitution. Thaddeus Wiley replaced Jamel Cronshagen. Atalay Evliya hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Nuri Taravet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Drew Stover, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nuri Taravet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stewart Kerns in the 94th minute of the match. C. A. Pipon Pipon walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.