U21 World League

Arena Tatero Boys
Spectators: 8600 (Terracing: 6450, Seating: 1978, VIP seats: 172) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Er Håland started the match with the kick off. With an all-out effort, TaTeRo Boys's Ejder Baba threw himself towards the right post 5 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Er Håland, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Olívio Andrade succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 12th playminute. Ejder Baba made an important save on a dangerous shot by Er Håland in the 16th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Mustafa Cumhur Tokyürek notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of TaTeRo Boys's Michel Neuer. Michel Neuer was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 22nd minute, İbrahim Trabzonlu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 28th minute Er Håland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ejder Baba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mustafa Cumhur Tokyürek in the 29th minute of play forced TaTeRo Boys's goalkeeper Michel Neuer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Michel Neuer came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by FCFiratRom's Mustafa Cumhur Tokyürek. But to his dismay, Mustafa Cumhur Tokyürek quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. In the 35th minute Mustafa Cumhur Tokyürek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michel Neuer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Michel Neuer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from İbrahim Trabzonlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by TaTeRo Boys's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Halit Ziya Ustaoğlu was slow to take the kick. During this time FCFiratRom's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mustafa Cumhur Tokyürek in the 41st minute of play forced TaTeRo Boys's goalkeeper Michel Neuer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Michel Neuer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mustafa Cumhur Tokyürek in the 42nd minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, FCFiratRom's goal looked a bit too open when Er Håland came free, but Ejder Baba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half FCFiratRom were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Ejder Baba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Er Håland in the 53rd minute of play. TaTeRo Boys's Michel Neuer proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save TaTeRo Boys from getting a goal against them. FCFiratRom's Ejder Baba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Er Håland in the 57th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Er Håland's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ejder Baba was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. 65 minutes into the match, FCFiratRom's goal looked a bit too open when Er Håland came free, but Ejder Baba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ejder Baba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olívio Andrade in the 69th minute of the match. Masao Tachibana kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. FCFiratRom made a substitution. Omero Cobain replaced Mustafa Cumhur Tokyürek. In the 77th minute, Rony Dudu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TaTeRo Boys fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Omero Cobain sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 81 minutes into the match, TaTeRo Boys's goal looked a bit too open when Omero Cobain came free, but Michel Neuer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The attack was good, but when Olívio Andrade in the 83rd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rony Dudu in the 90th minute of play forced FCFiratRom's goalkeeper Ejder Baba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Omero Cobain's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Michel Neuer was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. Ejder Baba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Endrik Halland in the 96th minute of play. 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.