Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Ömer Demirci made the kick off and thus started the match. Şemsettin Tuyuğ made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Su Čuk sent off a good shot on target. KOCAELİSPOR's Ömer Demirci got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Şemsettin Tuyuğ showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Su Čuk, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. KOCAELİSPOR's attentive Romeo Bâru managed to snatch the ball when Tạ Sá made a throw-in in the 16th minute of the game. In the 17th minute Claudio Delgadillo suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. When Mete Tavukcu fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Turkey's protests and gave Mete Tavukcu a yellow card for diving instead. KOCAELİSPOR's Hami Şahistan was substituted for Claudio Delgadillo. After 18 played minutes U21 Turkey got a freekick which was hit by Mete Tavukcu. After having played for 20 minutes, Ömer Demirci managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KOCAELİSPOR's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ömer Demirci was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 25th minute Ömer Demirci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uchenna Panter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, U21 Turkey's Su Čuk sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Şemsettin Tuyuğ narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 32nd minute, Su Čuk fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Şemsettin Tuyuğ, passed just outside the right post. Şemsettin Tuyuğ showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Su Čuk in the 32nd minute of the match. Su Čuk scored 1-0 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Şemsettin Tuyuğ, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 46th minute, Romeo Bâru hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

Su Čuk blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Şemsettin Tuyuğ having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Su Čuk in the 55th minute of play forced KOCAELİSPOR's goalkeeper Şemsettin Tuyuğ to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to KOCAELİSPOR getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Ediz Tekdoğan hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Su Čuk in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Şemsettin Tuyuğ prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 67 played minutes KOCAELİSPOR got a freekick which was hit by Fiori Britto. KOCAELİSPOR made a substitution. Rafet Hazin replaced Ediz Tekdoğan. In the 68th match minute, KOCAELİSPOR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fiori Britto to maneuver through the defense. Şemsettin Tuyuğ made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Su Čuk in the 71st minute of play. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Turkey's goalkeeper Uchenna Panter, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 81stth minute of the game Su Čuk who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but KOCAELİSPOR's Şemsettin Tuyuğ was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Turkey's goalkeeper Uchenna Panter, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Su Čuk during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 91 played minutes U21 Turkey got a freekick which was hit by Su Čuk. When Tạ Sá fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Turkey's protests and gave Tạ Sá a yellow card for diving instead. In the 92nd match minute, U21 Turkey was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tạ Sá to maneuver through the defense. 94 minutes into the match, U21 Turkey's goal looked a bit too open when Aşır Zabit came free, but Uchenna Panter reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tạ Sá hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. U21 Turkey had won after a very even match.