U21 World League

Boston 72 Garden
Spectators: 7654 (Terracing: 5742, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) Emrah Newell started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Bayhan Soysal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Three Lions FC's Dênis de Castro got control of the ball when Bayhan Soysal tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine booed when Three Lions FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guto Brodel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Turabi Burçhan struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Dênis de Castro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emrah Newell got free with Dênis de Castro in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bayhan Soysal got free with Dênis de Castro in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 17 minutes into the match, Emrah Newell had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dênis de Castro. Three Lions FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Emrah Newell was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Sezer Oskay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dênis de Castro having to interfere. B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's Peker Baycan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeferson Pombal in the 28th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Three Lions FC's zone, Emrah Newell stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dênis de Castro came out of the goal and Emrah Newell tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. George Kroos kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. George Modrić's late challenge caught a B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. George Modrić helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Three Lions FC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. George Modrić hit a great ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Douglas Duarte made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Three Lions FC's zone, Turabi Burçhan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dênis de Castro came out of the goal and Turabi Burçhan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match clock showed 56 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Emrah Newell sped through Three Lions FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dênis de Castro. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Akgün Yay during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Akgün Yay kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. After 63 played minutes, Three Lions FC's Giuseppe Sena shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Peker Baycan came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Three Lions FC reached it. Dênis de Castro came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's Turabi Burçhan. But to his dismay, Turabi Burçhan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. 73 minutes into the match, B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's goalkeeper Peker Baycan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Douglas Duarte. After 76 minutes of play, B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's Emrah Newell made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dênis de Castro was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine booed when Three Lions FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. George Kimmich didn't get a good kick on the ball. 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 Emrah Newell in the 88th minute of play. Dênis de Castro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emrah Newell in the 92nd minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Three Lions FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine.