U23 World League

iHSAN ATEŞ ARENA
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Müslüm Rakim made the kick off which started today's match. Nicolae Borcea made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aykutalp Suhan in the 3rd minute. Müslüm Rakim's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 7thth minute, Nicolae Borcea skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by RED BLUE STAR's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Atalay Evliya was slow to take the kick. During this time 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™'s players had a chance to rest. Atalay Evliya made a great header on 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™'s corner, it was just that RED BLUE STAR's Nicolae Borcea managed to reach the ball for a save. Müslüm Rakim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Nicolae Borcea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aykutalp Suhan got free with Nicolae Borcea in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Aykutalp Suhan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugen Pânzariu in the 28th minute of play forced 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™'s goalkeeper Afşin Başkara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicolae Borcea made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Müslüm Rakim sent off a good shot on target. Afşin Başkara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ionuț Moșneanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd minute, Eugen Pânzariu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The RED BLUE STAR fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ionuț Moșneanu in the 43rd minute of play forced 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™'s goalkeeper Afşin Başkara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to RED BLUE STAR getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Ionuț Moșneanu hit a great ball. The 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. RED BLUE STAR were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Eugen Pânzariu made the kick off in the second half. 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™'s Afşin Başkara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Răcănel in the 53rd minute of play. In the 56th minute Müslüm Rakim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolae Borcea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of RED BLUE STAR booed when 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Atalay Evliya didn't get a good kick on the ball. 68 minutes into the match, RED BLUE STAR's goal looked a bit too open when Aykutalp Suhan came free, but Nicolae Borcea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Octav Ciocan hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Nicolae Borcea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Müslüm Rakim in the 75th minute of the match. Tunç Öztan scored 1-1 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nicolae Borcea, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, RED BLUE STAR's Fabian Şoimaru got a free kick in the 83rd minute. 84 minutes into the match, 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™'s Atalay Evliya broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Nicolae Borcea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Müslüm Rakim in the 86th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Müslüm Rakim in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nicolae Borcea prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 92nd minute, Aykutalp Suhan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nicolae Borcea was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.