U21 World League

Estadio Alejandra
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Wilfredo Baladi hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saffet Akdağ in the 6th minute of play forced Alejandra's goalkeeper Ariel Gimenez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eddie Murphy in the 12th minute of play forced Alejandra's goalkeeper Ariel Gimenez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute, Onur Sarıaslan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Wilfredo Baladi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ariel Gimenez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eddie Murphy in the 22nd minute of play. After 24 minutes Alejandra's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was 吕战永 who took care of the corner kick. A well done corner resulted in Eddie Murphy drilling the ball in to score 0-1 behind Alejandra's goalkeeper. 29 minutes into the match, Alejandra's goal looked a bit too open when Zekeriya Özbekkan came free, but Ariel Gimenez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eddie Murphy in the 35th minute of play forced Alejandra's goalkeeper Ariel Gimenez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 36 minutes into the game, Saffet Akdağ cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Ariel Gimenez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 40 minutes into the game, Real Trabzon Sk's Saffet Akdağ nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ariel Gimenez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Ariel Gimenez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zekeriya Özbekkan, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

After a defensive mix-up in Alejandra's zone, Saffet Akdağ stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ariel Gimenez came out of the goal and Saffet Akdağ tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 56th minute, Real Trabzon Sk's Saffet Akdağ ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ariel Gimenez. Ariel Gimenez yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. Ariel Gimenez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Harun Karasu in the 59th minute of play. Görkem Büyükada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wilfredo Baladi in the 61st minute of play. In the 66th minute of the match Alejandra got a corner. Real Trabzon Sk's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Carolo Sein ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Real Trabzon Sk's goalie and right to Wilfredo Baladi. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Real Trabzon Sk's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After 72 played minutes Real Trabzon Sk got a freekick which was hit by Ahmet Harun Karasu. In the 73rd minute of the match Enzo Hernan sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Görkem Büyükada skillfully saved the ball. Wilfredo Baladi scored 1-4 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Görkem Büyükada, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Görkem Büyükada stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wilfredo Baladi's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. In the 85th minute Alejandra were awarded a corner. Carolo Sein went to the cornerflag to take it. Amado Txomin was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 90 minutes into the match. In the 91st minute, Amado Txomin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adnan Kayıboylu got free with Ariel Gimenez in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Alejandra getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Edgardo Liher hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Alejandra's zone, 吕战永 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ariel Gimenez came out of the goal and 吕战永 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Alejandra getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Anastasio Senio hit a great ball. The Real Trabzon Sk supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Real Trabzon Sk would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.