U21 World League

KUVA-İ MİLLİYE
Spectators: 7509 (Terracing: 5632, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ata Türkoğlu got the match started through his kick off. Şadi Cihaner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from William Stubbs in the 2nd minute of play. Şadi Cihaner didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from William Stubbs went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Şadi Cihaner stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elias Ferguson's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yavuz Bal during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Black Knights FC booed when Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yavuz Bal didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 9 minutes of play, Black Knights FC's Sidney Lin made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Şadi Cihaner was left in no man's land by his defense there! Baturalp Özdener might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Salvador Pack. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Baturalp Özdener ran back to his position shaking his head. After 15 minutes, Samim Özbilir mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa and the Black Knights FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The audience was convinced that Elias Ferguson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Şadi Cihaner was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Gilbert Harper made in the 34th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Maxwell Myrick immediately put the ball in play. After 37 minutes of play, Black Knights FC's Raymundo Kirkland made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Şadi Cihaner was left in no man's land by his defense there! Şadi Cihaner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from William Stubbs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Emir Kaya had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa's Şadi Cihaner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sidney Lin in the 45th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Black Knights FC's William Stubbs got a free kick in the 47th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-4 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sidney Lin was the one to do the kick off. Sidney Lin received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Şadi Cihaner came out and tried to block the shot, but Sidney Lin slotted it home off the left post making it 1-5 in the 55th minute. Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa's Şadi Cihaner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raymundo Kirkland in the 65th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raymundo Kirkland in the 65th minute of play forced Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa's goalkeeper Şadi Cihaner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Black Knights FC booed when Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yılmaz Kandemir didn't get a good kick on the ball. Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa's Ali Numan Akgöze was substituted for Emir Kaya. The supporters of Black Knights FC booed when Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yılmaz Kandemir didn't get a good kick on the ball. Şadi Cihaner made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Elias Ferguson sent off a good shot on target. Salvador Pack made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ata Türkoğlu in the 70th minute of play. Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa made a substitution. Asım Arif Nazır replaced Kubat Acıbadem. Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa's İshak Gökçek quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Maxwell Myrick, made in the 73rd minute of the game. 73 minutes into the match, Black Knights FC's goal looked a bit too open when Baturalp Özdener came free, but Salvador Pack reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Şadi Cihaner made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elias Ferguson in the 76th minute. Baturalp Özdener charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Baturalp Özdener the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. If Elias Ferguson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 83rd match minute, Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Asım Arif Nazır to maneuver through the defense. Şadi Cihaner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sidney Lin in the 86th minute of play. In the 86th minute Sidney Lin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Şadi Cihaner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 91 minutes into the game, William Stubbs recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Şadi Cihaner. William Stubbs showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-6. Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa's Asım Arif Nazır quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Maxwell Myrick, made in the 96th minute of the game.