Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Modesto Socorro took the kick off in the first half of the match. Uchenna Panter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Modesto Socorro in the 3rd minute of the match. Uchenna Panter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Modesto Socorro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ejder Baba was out of position in the 4 minute of play, and İsrafil Yağız capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. İsrafil Yağız really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Ejder Baba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hüseyin Rahmi Emektar in the 7th minute of play. In the 8th match minute, U21 Turkey was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Su Čuk to maneuver through the defense. FCFiratRom's Ejder Baba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Su Čuk in the 13th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Tạ Sá hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The throw-in from Nevzad Gulson in the 18th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by U21 Turkey's Aybar Gürçınar. After a rather tough play, FCFiratRom's Modesto Socorro got a free kick in the 18th minute. In the 22ndth minute of the game Su Čuk who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FCFiratRom's Ejder Baba was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Su Čuk in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ejder Baba prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 28th minute, Servet Okaner hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FCFiratRom's Ejder Baba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Su Čuk in the 35th minute of play. Uchenna Panter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Modesto Socorro, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. After a rather tough play, FCFiratRom's Halit Ziya Ustaoğlu got a free kick in the 41st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Servet Okaner managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Turkey's supporters rose to their feet, but Servet Okaner was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ejder Baba breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to U21 Turkey getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Uluç Erben hit a great ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Su Čuk stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Uchenna Panter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Modesto Socorro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in FCFiratRom's zone, Hüseyin Rahmi Emektar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ejder Baba came out of the goal and Hüseyin Rahmi Emektar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. FCFiratRom made a substitution. İbrahim Trabzonlu replaced I-Made 毛辉树. U21 Turkey's Abidin Işınbay was substituted for Hüseyin Rahmi Emektar. U21 Turkey's Mehmet Halis Ergün was substituted for Su Čuk. Uchenna Panter made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Jan-Olof Svartengren sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, U21 Turkey's Mehmet Hamdi Mürsel got a free kick in the 81st minute. After having played for 82 minutes, Halit Ziya Ustaoğlu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FCFiratRom's supporters crossed their fingers, but Halit Ziya Ustaoğlu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 84 minutes, Servet Okaner mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Turkey and the FCFiratRom players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, U21 Turkey's Servet Okaner got a free kick in the 85th minute. 93 minutes into the game, İbrahim Trabzonlu recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Uchenna Panter. İbrahim Trabzonlu showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. 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.