U21 World League

Anatolia Park
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ahmet Bülent Ruhi started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jesus Peio in the 3rd minute of play forced A.C Barak's goalkeeper Göktürk Vedatoğulları to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to A.C Barak getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Bülent Korkmaz hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Bülent Ruhi in the 10th minute of play forced Itacaruaré FC's goalkeeper Ismael Garaona to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes in the game, Ahmet Bülent Ruhi dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. 19 minutes into the game, A.C Barak's Abdulkerim Bardakçı nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ismael Garaona made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After 24 minutes, Bülent Korkmaz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the A.C Barak and the Itacaruaré FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 24th minute, Bülent Korkmaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Göktürk Vedatoğulları took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tolunay Atlıhan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wilfried Zaha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ismael Garaona having to interfere. Tolunay Atlıhan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A.C Barak's Abdulkerim Bardakçı got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ismael Garaona made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdulkerim Bardakçı in the 35th minute of play. Jesus Peio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Göktürk Vedatoğulları having to interfere. Göktürk Vedatoğulları showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jesus Peio in the 39th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jesus Peio in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Göktürk Vedatoğulları saved A.C Barak from getting behind. A.C Barak's Göktürk Vedatoğulları played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Magno Fernandes in the 48th minute of play.

The wind increased when Magno Fernandes made the kick off in the second half. Ismael Garaona showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dries Mertens in the 57th minute of the match. If Abdulkerim Bardakçı had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Göktürk Vedatoğulları made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jesus Peio in the 64th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Magno Fernandes kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Göktürk Vedatoğulları. That made the score 1-1 in the 66 minute of play. Jesus Peio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Göktürk Vedatoğulları made a huge save. Göktürk Vedatoğulları took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roque Orlan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ismael Garaona showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dries Mertens, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 83rd minute Ahmet Bülent Ruhi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ismael Garaona saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 89 minutes into the match, A.C Barak's goalkeeper Göktürk Vedatoğulları had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jesus Peio. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. A.C Barak had won after a very even match.