U21 World League

Atatürk Stadyumu
Spectators: 7757 (Terracing: 5820, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) KARTALSPOR KULÜBÜ's Taha Nazım started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taha Nazım in the 8th minute of play forced River tu grato nombre's goalkeeper Jayson Burnett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeff Clemons in the 11th minute of play forced KARTALSPOR KULÜBÜ's goalkeeper Fabrizio De Feo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. River tu grato nombre's Jayson Burnett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Taha Nazım in the 14th minute of play. Jayson Burnett was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Engin Candar. Jayson Burnett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osman Onay in the 18th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jeff Clemons in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fabrizio De Feo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind KARTALSPOR KULÜBÜ's goalkeeper Fabrizio De Feo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A very nice done corner allowed Dante Boles to score against Fabrizio De Feo in KARTALSPOR KULÜBÜ's goal. 0-1 after 23 minutes. Jayson Burnett took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Selmi Oral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 40 minutes, Birol Nezih managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KARTALSPOR KULÜBÜ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Birol Nezih 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 44th minute, one of KARTALSPOR KULÜBÜ:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for KARTALSPOR KULÜBÜ. The KARTALSPOR KULÜBÜ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. River tu grato nombre were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stacey Eason to make the kick off. After 50 minutes of play, KARTALSPOR KULÜBÜ's Braulio Castel made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jayson Burnett was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jayson Burnett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Taha Nazım in the 55th minute of the match. After 58 minutes, Selmi Oral mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KARTALSPOR KULÜBÜ and the River tu grato nombre players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 58th match minute, KARTALSPOR KULÜBÜ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Selmi Oral to maneuver through the defense. Fabrizio De Feo was a little too slow when Jeff Clemons got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 59th minute. The score was now 1-3. Taha Nazım scored 2-3 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jayson Burnett, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Engin Candar during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 74 played minutes KARTALSPOR KULÜBÜ got a freekick which was hit by Engin Candar. Jayson Burnett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Taha Nazım in the 76th minute of play. In the 76th minute, Jeff Clemons hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jayson Burnett didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Osman Onay went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. Selmi Oral scored 4-3 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jayson Burnett, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 88th minute Taha Nazım shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jayson Burnett saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fabrizio De Feo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stacey Eason, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Jeff Clemons came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the River tu grato nombre 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 Jeff Clemons couldn't finish the play. River tu grato nombre's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because KARTALSPOR KULÜBÜ had won, even though River tu grato nombre had held more of the ball.