U21 World League

White Hart Lane
Spectators: 7789 (Terracing: 5843, Seating: 1791, VIP seats: 155) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ümit Yalkın got the match started through his kick off. Oğuzhan Sarıaslan might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dan Radcliffe. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Oğuzhan Sarıaslan ran back to his position shaking his head. Dan Radcliffe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oğuzhan Sarıaslan in the 6th minute of play. Freddie Bloom might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edmund Rakoski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Freddie Bloom ran back to his position shaking his head. 18 minutes into the match, Freddie Bloom notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of FC 68AKSARAY's Edmund Rakoski. Edmund Rakoski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Matty Tinker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Edmund Rakoski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. T H F C were awarded a corner in the 23th minute after FC 68AKSARAY's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Freddie Bloom took the corner. T H F C's Freddie Bloom was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Edmund Rakoski in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Freddie Bloom was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 25th minute. T H F C's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. FC 68AKSARAY's Edmund Rakoski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matty Tinker in the 27th minute of play. Dan Radcliffe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ümit Yalkın in the 30th minute of play. If Ümit Yalkın had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edmund Rakoski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matty Tinker in the 37th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, T H F C's goal looked a bit too open when Oğuzhan Sarıaslan came free, but Dan Radcliffe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Freddie Bloom to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Oğuzhan Sarıaslan 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Roger Lamb managed to get in a good position for a shot. T H F C's supporters rose to their feet, but Roger Lamb was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edmund Rakoski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dan Radcliffe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oğuzhan Sarıaslan in the 78th minute. When Dion Kerridge came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the T H F C fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dion Kerridge couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Oğuzhan Sarıaslan got free with Dan Radcliffe in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Roger Lamb fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored T H F C's protests and gave Roger Lamb a yellow card for diving instead. Roger Lamb hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. T H F C's Dan Radcliffe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ümit Yalkın in the 97th minute of play.