U21 World League

Claudio D. Borghi
Spectators: 7479 (Terracing: 5611, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Santiago Demario showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tolga Altınkaya in the 3rd minute of the match. After 6 played minutes Argentinos Juniors got a freekick which was hit by Salvador Itzaina. After 8 minutes Argentinos Juniors's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Aykut İslam who took care of the corner kick. Aykut İslam made a great header on ASLANAS's corner, it was just that Argentinos Juniors's Santiago Demario managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind Argentinos Juniors's goalkeeper Santiago Demario, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 11 minutes into the match, Argentinos Juniors's Israel Shepherd sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kerimhan Bürge narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 12th minute, Orbay Kutunalp left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ASLANAS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Orbay Kutunalp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santiago Demario having to interfere. 21 minutes into the game, Tolga Altınkaya cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Santiago Demario was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 26 minutes into the match, Argentinos Juniors's goal looked a bit too open when Tolga Altınkaya came free, but Santiago Demario reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Orbay Kutunalp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 29 minutes, Tolga Altınkaya made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Argentinos Juniors's Santiago Demario tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When ASLANAS's Orbay Kutunalp in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Argentinos Juniors's goalie prevented a goal. 36 minutes into the match, Argentinos Juniors's goal looked a bit too open when Tolga Altınkaya came free, but Santiago Demario reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Santiago Demario made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tolga Altınkaya in the 37th minute of play. Santiago Demario showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orbay Kutunalp, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. In the 43rd minute, Hayyam Saygılı hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Tolga Altınkaya managed to get in a good position for a shot. ASLANAS's supporters rose to their feet, but Tolga Altınkaya was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Santiago Demario breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After the first half ASLANAS were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

After 54 minutes Argentinos Juniors's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Aykut İslam who took care of the corner kick. Şentürk Yiğiter made a great header on ASLANAS's corner, it was just that Argentinos Juniors's Santiago Demario managed to reach the ball for a save. Argentinos Juniors's Israel Shepherd got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 61st minute of the match, Tolga Altınkaya tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Santiago Demario saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. ASLANAS's Kerimhan Bürge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Israel Shepherd in the 63rd minute of play. Santiago Demario came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by ASLANAS's Orbay Kutunalp. But to his dismay, Orbay Kutunalp quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. In the 68th minute, Tolga Altınkaya 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 careless play in the Argentinos Juniors defense, Orbay Kutunalp kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Santiago Demario. The Argentinos Juniors fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Santiago Demario should have stopped the shot. 75 minutes into the match, Argentinos Juniors's goalkeeper Santiago Demario had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Orbay Kutunalp. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tolga Altınkaya in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Santiago Demario saved Argentinos Juniors from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luciano Presebal during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 77th minute of the game. One of Argentinos Juniors:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ASLANAS:s goal. 84 minutes into the game, Adrián Domenech was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Argentinos Juniors's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ASLANAS the free kick. In the 84th match minute, Argentinos Juniors was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrián Domenech to maneuver through the defense. Santiago Demario made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Orbay Kutunalp sent off a good shot on target. Orbay Kutunalp's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 90thth minute, Santiago Demario skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 94 minutes of play Argentinos Juniors's Adrián Domenech was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The supporters of ASLANAS booed when Argentinos Juniors was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adrián Domenech didn't get a good kick on the ball. ASLANAS played a much better game than Argentinos Juniors and deserved their victory. The Argentinos Juniors players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.