U21 World League

LOI-Arena
Spectators: 8423 (Terracing: 6318, Seating: 1937, VIP seats: 168) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bonifacio Laurin kicked off to start the match. If Bonifacio Laurin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. LOI's Mehmet Fatih Erbelgin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jools Holland in the 11th minute of play. LOI's Mehmet Fatih Erbelgin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Luiz de Moraes in the 17th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mustafa Barış Yarlık got free with Lennie Rusby in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 21st minute Heavenly Hooters were awarded a corner. Marty King went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Heavenly Hooters's Pedro Luiz de Moraes to a score. 0-1 in the 21st minute. With a little luck, Heavenly Hooters's Lennie Rusby got control of the ball when Bonifacio Laurin tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Luiz de Moraes in the 27th minute of play forced LOI's goalkeeper Mehmet Fatih Erbelgin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. LOI's Mehmet Fatih Erbelgin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marty King in the 31st minute of play. LOI's Mehmet Fatih Erbelgin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marty King in the 31st minute of play. In the 34th minute LOI were awarded a corner. Hikmet Şafakgün went to the cornerflag to take it. With an all-out effort, LOI's Lennie Rusby threw himself towards the right post 35 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Şensoy Gülen, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Marty King sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Adrian Collier hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Ross Clark kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. When Sadri Tekdoğan fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LOI's protests and gave Sadri Tekdoğan a yellow card for diving instead. When the match had been going on for 63 minutes Marty King shot a great shot from long distance. It looked like a certain goal, but the audience witnessed a really smashing save by Mehmet Fatih Erbelgin when he caught the ball only just under the crossbar. Pedro Luiz de Moraes came free with the goalkeeper in the 66th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Mehmet Fatih Erbelgin could save by the left post. With his leg Mehmet Fatih Erbelgin managed to avoid a goal in the 67thth minute, when Heavenly Hooters's Marty King fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Mehmet Fatih Erbelgin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marty King in the 68th minute of the match. After 68 minutes, Ross Clark mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Heavenly Hooters and the LOI players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ross Clark kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Heavenly Hooters's Lennie Rusby played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Şensoy Gülen in the 70th minute of play. Heavenly Hooters made a substitution. Kevin Byrne replaced Ross Clark. Lennie Rusby made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bonifacio Laurin in the 77th minute of play. After 80 played minutes LOI got a freekick which was hit by Mehmet Bedri Ruknettin. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gafur Peşrev got free with Mehmet Fatih Erbelgin in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of LOI booed when Heavenly Hooters was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marty King didn't get a good kick on the ball. Heavenly Hooters's Lennie Rusby played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mustafa Barış Yarlık in the 87th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Heavenly Hooters's Jools Holland got a free kick in the 88th minute. Hikmet Şafakgün took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 89th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lennie Rusby. Heavenly Hooters's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 89 played minutes LOI got a freekick which was hit by Mustafa Barış Yarlık. Mehmet Fatih Erbelgin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gafur Peşrev in the 92nd minute of play. The Heavenly Hooters players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.