U21 World League

MEYHANE
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) VIEDMA FC's Ignacio Quirce 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. Justo Laffitte made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mustafa İzzet Rasih in the 6th minute. Peter Tonhauser sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristo Jakes hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Rakı Sevenler FC's Peter Tonhauser got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 24 minutes into the game, Rakı Sevenler FC's Çelikan Safi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Justo Laffitte made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 29th minute Lucas Domingues shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Egemen Gencalp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Mustafa İzzet Rasih notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of VIEDMA FC's Justo Laffitte. Justo Laffitte was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Peter Tonhauser to make the kick off. Justo Laffitte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peter Tonhauser, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Stavros Stamatakos during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 62nd minute Mustafa İzzet Rasih shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Justo Laffitte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mustafa İzzet Rasih in the 63rd minute of play forced VIEDMA FC's goalkeeper Justo Laffitte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Tonhauser in the 65th minute of play forced VIEDMA FC's goalkeeper Justo Laffitte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Justo Laffitte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peter Tonhauser in the 67th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, Çelikan Safi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Justo Laffitte. VIEDMA FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Çelikan Safi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. After having played for 74 minutes, Çelikan Safi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rakı Sevenler FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Çelikan Safi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Justo Laffitte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peter Tonhauser in the 77th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, VIEDMA FC's Nacho Zenón got a free kick in the 78th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lucas Domingues got free with Egemen Gencalp in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 86th minute Mustafa İzzet Rasih shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Justo Laffitte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Peter Tonhauser managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rakı Sevenler FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Peter Tonhauser was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Justo Laffitte breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Justo Laffitte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Çelikan Safi, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. After a rather tough play, Rakı Sevenler FC's Mustafa İzzet Rasih got a free kick in the 94th minute. VIEDMA FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.