U21 World League

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Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Erdi Recai took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Erdi Recai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Douglas Duarte in the 18th minute of play forced F.C QURESMA 27's goalkeeper Nizam Akdiken to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Afşar Oyhan hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Nizam Akdiken took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Álvaro Proença, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jeferson Pombal kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Devlet İkbal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Dênis de Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Three Lions FC's Guto Brodel got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nizam Akdiken took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Douglas Duarte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ali Akgün received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Dênis de Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Three Lions FC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. George Kimmich hit a great ball. 46 minutes into the match, Cafu de Moraes notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of F.C QURESMA 27's Nizam Akdiken. Nizam Akdiken was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Douglas Duarte made a kick off. When Erdi Recai fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored F.C QURESMA 27's protests and gave Erdi Recai a yellow card for diving instead. Mirkelam Esir sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nizam Akdiken made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cafu de Moraes in the 61st minute. Erdi Recai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dênis de Castro having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kaan Sebih during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a defensive mix-up in F.C QURESMA 27's zone, Douglas Duarte stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nizam Akdiken came out of the goal and Douglas Duarte tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Three Lions FC's Dênis de Castro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Akgün in the 77th minute of play. A collision led to F.C QURESMA 27 getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Kaan Sebih hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Cafu de Moraes could shoot a difficult shot in the 85th minute, which Nizam Akdiken however easily saved by the left post. Mirkelam Esir sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. George Kimmich was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 97 minutes into the match. In the 98th match minute, Three Lions FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by George Kimmich to maneuver through the defense. When Çetin Orsan came up free with the goalie in the 99th minute, the F.C QURESMA 27 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 Çetin Orsan couldn't finish the play. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.