U21 World League

Del Barrio
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Road To Glory's Jonathan Beltran 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. Tomás Calixto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hazım Tüney, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Osman Tara hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Jonathan Beltran might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Devlet Enver. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jonathan Beltran ran back to his position shaking his head. Emilio Ireno spun around in front of the goal 13 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of ARAKLISPOR's goal. Hazım Tüney charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hazım Tüney the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mariano Olayo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Devlet Enver took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Presebal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to ARAKLISPOR getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Osman Tara hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Emilio Ireno's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Devlet Enver was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Devlet Enver made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Jorge Presebal sent off a good shot on target. ARAKLISPOR's Devlet Enver played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Presebal in the 35th minute of play. Emilio Ireno was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 38th minute. Road To Glory's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 39th minute Emilio Ireno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Devlet Enver saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ali Cengiz Akçabay hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Romulo Kiliz during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Road To Glory getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Romulo Kiliz hit a great ball. Hazım Tüney spun around in front of the goal 47 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Road To Glory's goal.

55 minutes into the game, Road To Glory's Hipolito Figueroa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Devlet Enver made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. 61 minutes into the match, ARAKLISPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Emilio Ireno came free, but Devlet Enver reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Devlet Enver took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emilio Ireno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ali Cengiz Akçabay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tomás Calixto was a little too slow when Recai Hürmüz got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 82nd minute. The score was now 1-2. The supporters of Road To Glory booed when ARAKLISPOR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mahir Tanyeli didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Road To Glory's zone, Osman Tara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tomás Calixto came out of the goal and Osman Tara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. ARAKLISPOR walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.