U21 World League

MeRSiN-AReNA
Spectators: 7514 (Terracing: 5636, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Eleuterio Dei got the match started through his kick off. With a little luck, Liberland's Cayetano Florinio got control of the ball when Kamer Özkaya tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hakkı Kenan Uygun had several of the Liberland's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 8 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Cayetano Florinio as he didn't even see the shot coming. Cayetano Florinio made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Kamer Özkaya sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kamer Özkaya got free with Cayetano Florinio in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 38 minutes into the game, Behzat Özal was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Liberland the free kick. Esat Yaşanur's late challenge caught a Liberland's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Esat Yaşanur helped the player get up and apologised. Esat Yaşanur hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. 45 minutes into the game, Matias Austin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Ardahan Hekimbaşı was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

Cayetano Florinio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kamer Özkaya, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hakkı Kenan Uygun's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cayetano Florinio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. In the 65th minute, Eleuterio Dei ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ardahan Hekimbaşı was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. A collision led to Liberland getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Jaime Giraldo hit a great ball. When Hulki Akçiçek fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu's protests and gave Hulki Akçiçek a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Hulki Akçiçek hit a great ball. After 82 minutes of play, MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu's Kamer Özkaya made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cayetano Florinio was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kamer Özkaya in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cayetano Florinio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cayetano Florinio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hakkı Kenan Uygun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 96 minutes into the game, Hakkı Kenan Uygun was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Liberland the free kick. Hakkı Kenan Uygun kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Liberland eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.