U23 World League

CRYSTYAN Arena
Spectators: 7668 (Terracing: 5751, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Gigel Bălan 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. The audience was convinced that Marco Paixão's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristinel Gabriel was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. After some careless play in the ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ defense, Berkay Akdurmuş kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cristinel Gabriel. The ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cristinel Gabriel should have stopped the shot. Hıdır Vahdet kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Sorin Elian recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cristinel Gabriel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ayvaz Sayın in the 12th minute of play. The supporters of ALTAY MYTHS booed when ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Petrică Bulă didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 14thth minute of the game Marco Paixão who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Cristinel Gabriel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Cristinel Gabriel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Berkay Akdurmuş in the 17th minute of play. Cristinel Gabriel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ayvaz Sayın in the 19th minute of the match. Cristinel Gabriel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Berkay Akdurmuş in the 20th minute of the match. The supporters of ALTAY MYTHS booed when ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tiberiu Măgureanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 23rd minute, a hard, long distance shot from Saip Doğanlar hit the top of the crossbar and flew over the goal. Cristinel Gabriel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco Paixão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristinel Gabriel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marco Paixão went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Cristinel Gabriel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco Paixão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gigel Bălan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Mahmut Torel made a huge save. 33 minutes into the match, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Ayvaz Sayın came free, but Cristinel Gabriel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th match minute, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gigel Bălan to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marco Paixão in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristinel Gabriel saved ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ from getting behind. After 39 minutes of play, ALTAY MYTHS's Saip Doğanlar made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cristinel Gabriel was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mahmut Torel didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 46th minute, which inside left pole to 1-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marco Paixão was the one to do the kick off. Mansur Arıhan made in the 57th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Ergün Emrettin immediately put the ball in play. Costin Zăraşcu kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. 1-4 became the score in the 60th minute when Marco Paixão elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Silviu Barascu kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. In the 65th minute of the match, Saip Doğanlar tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Cristinel Gabriel saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 70 played minutes ALTAY MYTHS got a freekick which was hit by Marco Paixão. Mahmut Torel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mihnea Jula in the 71st minute of the match. Refik Halit Sezginay kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Cristinel Gabriel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ayvaz Sayın in the 81st minute of play. Silviu Barascu charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Silviu Barascu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Silviu Barascu got a free kick in the 87th minute. A hard shot by Saip Doğanlar from long distance, 88 minutes into the match, got Cristinel Gabriel's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Berkay Akdurmuş scored 1-5 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cristinel Gabriel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Marco Paixão's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristinel Gabriel was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. The ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ALTAY MYTHS were clearly better and deserved to take the win.