U21 World League

OldHighbury
Spectators: 7460 (Terracing: 5596, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) After 4 minutes of play, Türk Polis Gücü's Cumali Kayansel made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Frank Di Cristofaro was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 8th minute, Cumali Kayansel 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 13th minute, Donato Carosella left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The OldHighburyInvincibles fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Frank Di Cristofaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erdem İklim, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 18th minute, Cumali Kayansel made a precise shot to the right of Frank Di Cristofaro. OldHighburyInvincibles's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Frank Di Cristofaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tugay Veziroğlu in the 21st minute of play. Emanuele Monzeglio kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Frank Di Cristofaro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tugay Veziroğlu in the 22nd minute of the match. A collision led to Türk Polis Gücü getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Erdem İklim hit a great ball. 27 minutes into the match, Tugay Veziroğlu notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of OldHighburyInvincibles's Frank Di Cristofaro. Frank Di Cristofaro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 30 minutes into the match, Ahmet Koralp Orgunalp had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Frank Di Cristofaro. OldHighburyInvincibles's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ahmet Koralp Orgunalp was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cumali Kayansel in the 32nd minute of play forced OldHighburyInvincibles's goalkeeper Frank Di Cristofaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Donato Carosella managed to get in a good position for a shot. OldHighburyInvincibles's supporters rose to their feet, but Donato Carosella was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yasin Ünsevin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cumali Kayansel in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Frank Di Cristofaro saved OldHighburyInvincibles from getting behind. In the 43rd minute, Emanuele Monzeglio 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. Erdem İklim scored 1-5 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Frank Di Cristofaro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Disappointed in the 1-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Donato Carosella made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, OldHighburyInvincibles's goal looked a bit too open when Cumali Kayansel came free, but Frank Di Cristofaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Frank Di Cristofaro was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cumali Kayansel showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-6 in the 54 minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Armin Madonna during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 59th minute, Armin Madonna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Cumali Kayansel took a quick shot and it went in 1-7 without a chance for Frank Di Cristofaro to make any attempt to save it. Tugay Veziroğlu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Frank Di Cristofaro came out and tried to block the shot, but Tugay Veziroğlu slotted it home off the left post making it 1-8 in the 68th minute. In the 74th minute, Türk Polis Gücü's Erdem İklim ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Frank Di Cristofaro. Frank Di Cristofaro yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-9. In the 78th minute of the match, Cumali Kayansel tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Frank Di Cristofaro saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Frank Di Cristofaro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tugay Veziroğlu in the 81st minute. Bianco Giandomenico scored 2-9 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Yasin Ünsevin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 87th minute Erdem İklim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frank Di Cristofaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emanuele Monzeglio blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Yasin Ünsevin having to make a save. Türk Polis Gücü'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.