U21 World League

ALIN ARENA
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tuncer İribaş got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tuncer İribaş in the 8th minute of play forced FC Alinborger's goalkeeper Alin Partenadze to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute, Tuncer İribaş made a precise shot to the right of Alin Partenadze. FC Alinborger's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 15th minute, Tuncer İribaş got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 17th match minute, FC Alinborger was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alin Partenskiy to maneuver through the defense. After 22 minutes, Nae Hodorog mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Alinborger and the City Friseur Wuppertal players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of City Friseur Wuppertal booed when FC Alinborger was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nae Hodorog didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alin Partenadze made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mehmet Emre Mansız in the 23rd minute of play. After 24 minutes, Alin Partenskiy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Alinborger and the City Friseur Wuppertal players grew even worse after the yellow card. City Friseur Wuppertal made a substitution. Karahan Unat replaced Necmi Civan. A collision led to FC Alinborger getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Alin Partenskiy hit a great ball. Alin Partenadze showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tuncer İribaş in the 26th minute of the match. When Nae Hodorog came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the FC Alinborger 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 Nae Hodorog couldn't finish the play. Alin Partenadze made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tuncer İribaş in the 32nd minute of play. Alin Partenadze came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by City Friseur Wuppertal's Tuncer İribaş. But to his dismay, Tuncer İribaş quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 39th minute Ilgaz Kayaer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alin Partenadze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alin Partenadze showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alperen Kantara in the 41st minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nae Hodorog made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, FC Alinborger's goal looked a bit too open when Alperen Kantara came free, but Alin Partenadze reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, FC Alinborger's Gigel Pencu got a free kick in the 54th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Alperen Kantara kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alin Partenadze. That made the score 0-3 in the 61 minute of play. FC Alinborger's Alin Partenadze proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save FC Alinborger from getting a goal against them. Alperen Kantara struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Alin Partenadze didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for City Friseur Wuppertal. Alin Partenadze didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tuncer İribaş went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. FC Alinborger's Alin Partenadze played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tuncer İribaş in the 74th minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, Ilgaz Kayaer notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of FC Alinborger's Alin Partenadze. Alin Partenadze was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some careless play in the FC Alinborger defense, Tuncer İribaş kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alin Partenadze. The FC Alinborger fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alin Partenadze should have stopped the shot. Mehmet Emre Mansız scored 2-7 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alin Partenadze, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 93rd match minute, FC Alinborger was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gigel Pencu to maneuver through the defense. Alin Partenadze made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Savaşer Hakyemez sent off a good shot on target. City Friseur Wuppertal's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.