U21 World League

Soralex Arena
Spectators: 7645 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Yaşar Akbuğ took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yaşar Akbuğ in the 4th minute of play forced Real Unión CF's goalkeeper Emanuel Neuer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erkut Yatuk kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, Real Unión CF's goal looked a bit too open when Yaşar Akbuğ came free, but Emanuel Neuer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gutierre Chamorro hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. In the 18th minute, Estavan Bichesne made a precise shot to the right of Rüştü Recber. HORIZZONT's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 22 minutes into the match, Real Unión CF's goal looked a bit too open when Yaşar Akbuğ came free, but Emanuel Neuer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emanuel Neuer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yaşar Akbuğ in the 22nd minute of play. Emanuel Neuer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yaşar Akbuğ's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. Emanuel Neuer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yaşar Akbuğ in the 25th minute of the match. Emanuel Neuer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yaşar Akbuğ, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emanuel Neuer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yaşar Akbuğ, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. After a rather tough play, Real Unión CF's Geofredo Buyolo got a free kick in the 35th minute. When Yaşar Akbuğ got free in front of the goal in the 36th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Emanuel Neuer was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. In the 39th minute Yaşar Akbuğ shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Neuer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 40 minutes into the game, Zeng Lin Jian cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Emanuel Neuer was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 43 minutes of play, HORIZZONT's Şaban Kayıhan made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emanuel Neuer was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Real Unión CF players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. HORIZZONT were winning 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gutierre Chamorro made a kick off. Zeng Lin Jian could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Emanuel Neuer made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geofredo Buyolo in the 52nd minute of play forced HORIZZONT's goalkeeper Rüştü Recber to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 53 played minutes Real Unión CF got a freekick which was hit by Castulo Quiroga. 54 minutes into the match, Yaşar Akbuğ notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Real Unión CF's Emanuel Neuer. Emanuel Neuer was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Emanuel Neuer didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when HORIZZONT's Yaşar Akbuğ shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-4 in the ordered_time% minute. After 60 minutes, Cebo Segura mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Unión CF and the HORIZZONT players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 60 played minutes Real Unión CF got a freekick which was hit by Cebo Segura. Bora Han Vahit hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yaşar Akbuğ in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Emanuel Neuer prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rüştü Recber showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Estavan Bichesne, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. With an all-out effort, HORIZZONT's Emanuel Neuer threw himself towards the right post 77 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Şaban Kayıhan, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 80 minutes, Geofredo Buyolo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Unión CF and the HORIZZONT players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 82nd match minute, HORIZZONT was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bora Han Vahit to maneuver through the defense. Rüştü Recber made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gutierre Chamorro in the 83rd minute of play. Yaşar Akbuğ could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Emanuel Neuer made a huge save. Zeng Lin Jian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal.