U21 World League

Bahcesaray FK
Spectators: 7647 (Terracing: 5737, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marcel Freitas made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to 0 Maní FC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Honorio Oriol hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Marcel Freitas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Higinio Terciero was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by 0 Maní FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hüsmen Çubukcu was slow to take the kick. During this time Predators's players had a chance to rest. Hüsmen Çubukcu made a great header on Predators's corner, it was just that 0 Maní FC's Higinio Terciero managed to reach the ball for a save. Marcel Freitas had several of the 0 Maní FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 9 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Higinio Terciero as he didn't even see the shot coming. 0 Maní FC's Higinio Terciero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Galip Bayar in the 18th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Predators's goal looked a bit too open when Lorenzo Henrico came free, but Uchenna Panter reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, 0 Maní FC's Higinio Terciero got control of the ball when Atalay Sami tried to sneak it across the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, 0 Maní FC's goal looked a bit too open when Galip Bayar came free, but Higinio Terciero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dario Isaio kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Galip Bayar in the 37th minute of play forced 0 Maní FC's goalkeeper Higinio Terciero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcel Freitas in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Higinio Terciero saved 0 Maní FC from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcel Freitas in the 44th minute of play forced 0 Maní FC's goalkeeper Higinio Terciero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lorenzo Henrico stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Atalay Sami managed to get in a good position for a shot. Predators's supporters rose to their feet, but Atalay Sami was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Higinio Terciero breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 54 minutes into the match, 0 Maní FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hüsmen Çubukcu came free, but Higinio Terciero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 55th minute, Hüsmen Çubukcu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Predators fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. The supporters of 0 Maní FC booed when Predators was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arif Memduh Pekalp didn't get a good kick on the ball. 65 minutes into the match, 0 Maní FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marcel Freitas came free, but Higinio Terciero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68th minute, Dario Isaio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcel Freitas in the 69th minute of play forced 0 Maní FC's goalkeeper Higinio Terciero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ediberto Luz in the 73rd minute of play forced 0 Maní FC's goalkeeper Higinio Terciero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Higinio Terciero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcel Freitas, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. When Clemente Guillem fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 0 Maní FC's protests and gave Clemente Guillem a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to 0 Maní FC getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Clemente Guillem hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Atalay Sami managed to get in a good position for a shot. Predators's supporters rose to their feet, but Atalay Sami was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Higinio Terciero breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Higinio Terciero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Galip Bayar in the 78th minute of play. In the 79th minute Marcel Freitas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Higinio Terciero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 82 minutes into the game, Predators's Marcel Freitas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Higinio Terciero made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Filomeno Mon hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Hüsmen Çubukcu struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Higinio Terciero didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Predators. When Marcel Freitas came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Predators 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 Marcel Freitas couldn't finish the play. There was no doubt that Predators were the better team. Predators's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.