U21 World League

MAURO ARENA
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Nicola Zalewski made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute Aykut İslam shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lu Hong Qiang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nicola Zalewski in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kerimhan Bürge prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 10 minutes into the game, Mauro's Nicola Zalewski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kerimhan Bürge made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Süreyya Çakar during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Mauro booed when ASLANAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Süreyya Çakar didn't get a good kick on the ball. 16 minutes into the match, ASLANAS's goalkeeper Kerimhan Bürge had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nicola Zalewski. In the 19th minute, Turgay Arısan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mauro's Adam Zacharczyk shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 20th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Kerimhan Bürge but with some difficulty. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zula Tamulewicz got free with Kerimhan Bürge in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kerimhan Bürge showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicola Zalewski in the 30th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Süreyya Çakar in the 31st minute of play forced Mauro's goalkeeper Lu Hong Qiang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32ndth minute of the game Nicola Zalewski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ASLANAS's Kerimhan Bürge was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 34 minutes ASLANAS's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Zbyszek Marud who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aykut İslam in the 36th minute of play forced Mauro's goalkeeper Lu Hong Qiang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mauro's Lu Hong Qiang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Süreyya Çakar in the 38th minute of play. Kerimhan Bürge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicola Zalewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Süreyya Çakar to strike the kick off in the second half. Lu Hong Qiang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Süreyya Çakar in the 51st minute of the match. After 62 played minutes ASLANAS got a freekick which was hit by Fikri Uygun. Kerimhan Bürge made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zenon Jarosz in the 63rd minute of play. After some careless play in the ASLANAS defense, Zula Tamulewicz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kerimhan Bürge. The ASLANAS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kerimhan Bürge should have stopped the shot. Stasio Przebendowski hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Kerimhan Bürge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicola Zalewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kerimhan Bürge showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicola Zalewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 76th minute, Zula Tamulewicz 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 77 minutes, Turgay Arısan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ASLANAS and the Mauro players grew even worse after the yellow card. Turgay Arısan hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. In the 82nd minute Zula Tamulewicz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kerimhan Bürge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kerimhan Bürge showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicola Zalewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Turgay Arısan got his second yellow card in the match during the 84th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 85 played minutes ASLANAS got a freekick which was hit by Turgay Arısan. Zbyszek Marud came free in the 86th minute and tried to tip the ball over Kerimhan Bürge, but to the joy of ASLANAS's supporters the ball hit the crossbar and out. A collision led to Mauro getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Stasio Przebendowski hit a great ball. In the 96th minute Nicola Zalewski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kerimhan Bürge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicola Zalewski took the ball and in the 96 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kerimhan Bürge. Kerimhan Bürge dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Mauro fully deserved thier win.