U21 World League

No Name Harbor
Spectators: 7518 (Terracing: 5678, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 100) Key Biscayne FC's Lance Pate started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Key Biscayne FC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Brice Carey hit a great ball. Francisco Pope showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Batuğ Resai, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Francisco Pope didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Batuğ Resai went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Francisco Pope showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Batuğ Resai, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Yaman Academy®'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Anıl Berk Yıldız in the 12th minute. Lance Pate hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Francisco Pope didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Batuğ Resai went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. When Yaman Academy®'s Batuğ Resai, in the 18th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Yaman Academy®. Jonathan Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Drew Latham in the 21st minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Batuğ Resai in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Francisco Pope saved Key Biscayne FC from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Batuğ Resai in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Francisco Pope prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Battal Seyyit Evliya received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Francisco Pope tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Batuğ Resai took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Francisco Pope. Francisco Pope dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. The Yaman Academy® fans' excitement grew in the 37th match minute when Yaman Academy®'s Batuğ Resai looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The Key Biscayne FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Yaman Academy® were winning 0-4.

The wind increased when Battal Seyyit Evliya made the kick off in the second half. Francisco Pope made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Battal Seyyit Evliya sent off a good shot on target. 54 minutes into the match, Joey Mock had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Navarro. Yaman Academy®'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joey Mock was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. The supporters of Yaman Academy® booed when Key Biscayne FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joey Mock didn't get a good kick on the ball. Francisco Pope made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Battal Seyyit Evliya sent off a good shot on target. Batuğ Resai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With an all-out effort, Yaman Academy®'s Francisco Pope threw himself towards the right post 63 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Batuğ Resai, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Batuğ Resai managed to get in a good position for a shot. Yaman Academy®'s supporters rose to their feet, but Batuğ Resai was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Francisco Pope breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 74th minute, Batuğ Resai reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Francisco Pope. The goal made the score 1-5. Francisco Pope stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Batuğ Resai's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. Yaman Academy® played a much better game than Key Biscayne FC and deserved their victory. The Key Biscayne FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.