U21 World League

Stars Stadium
Spectators: 7623 (Terracing: 5718, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Armağan Karabulut made the kick off which started today's match. Armağan Karabulut blasted a shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ordan Emini having to make a save. After 12 played minutes STARS TEAM got a freekick which was hit by Seyhan Bilge. Talha Ülken sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th minute, Armağan Karabulut ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ordan Emini was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Cacko Dubrovski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 23 minutes of play, STARS TEAM's Armağan Karabulut made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ordan Emini was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ordan Emini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Talha Ülken, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Talha Ülken's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ordan Emini read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. Armağan Karabulut in the 32ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ordan Emini, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 38 minutes STARS TEAM's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Grigor Gerasimov who took care of the corner kick. Ordan Emini made an important save on a dangerous shot by Armağan Karabulut in the 40th minute. With a little luck, ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Ordan Emini got control of the ball when Seyhan Bilge tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ordan Emini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Talha Ülken, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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 home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Božidar Pavleski was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute Seyhan Bilge shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ordan Emini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Talha Ülken in the 53rd minute of play forced ✩ Pep Team ✩'s goalkeeper Ordan Emini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 60 minutes into the match, ✩ Pep Team ✩'s goal looked a bit too open when Armağan Karabulut came free, but Ordan Emini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st match minute, ✩ Pep Team ✩ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lirim Dzaferi to maneuver through the defense. Lirim Dzaferi hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Talha Ülken recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 71st minute Armağan Karabulut shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ordan Emini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 72 minutes into the game, Seyhan Bilge cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Ordan Emini was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Ordan Emini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Seyhan Bilge in the 78th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lirim Dzaferi during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 79th match minute, ✩ Pep Team ✩ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lirim Dzaferi to maneuver through the defense. In the 80th minute of the match Anıl Berk Akgüneş sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ordan Emini skillfully saved the ball. Ordan Emini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armağan Karabulut, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 82nd minute Armağan Karabulut shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ordan Emini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Armağan Karabulut ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ordan Emini was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. After 86 minutes of play, STARS TEAM's Armağan Karabulut made it 9-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ordan Emini was left in no man's land by his defense there! 89 minutes into the match, ✩ Pep Team ✩'s goal looked a bit too open when Talha Ülken came free, but Ordan Emini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 90th match minute, ✩ Pep Team ✩ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Grigor Gerasimov to maneuver through the defense. Anıl Berk Akgüneş, 91 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. When STARS TEAM's Armağan Karabulut in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ✩ Pep Team ✩'s goalie prevented a goal. Lirim Dzaferi hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Armağan Karabulut in the 96th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ordan Emini prevented the ball from getting in the gole. STARS TEAM were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of ✩ Pep Team ✩ for a fine match.