U23 World League

Soldiers Field
Spectators: 7554 (Terracing: 5667, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hakkı Kenan Uygun took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anton Hurezan in the 11th minute of play forced MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu's goalkeeper Ardahan Hekimbaşı to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ilie Ciociu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ardahan Hekimbaşı read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. Ardahan Hekimbaşı made an important save on a dangerous shot by Martin Firoiu in the 19th minute. From a short distance, Ares FC -MM-'s Anton Hurezan, in the 21st minute, tried to place the ball behind Ardahan Hekimbaşı, but the ball hit the right post on the wrong side and went out. Abdurrezzak Ünveren hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Ardahan Hekimbaşı was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Dorin Iovulescu. 31 minutes into the match, Ares FC -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Hakkı Kenan Uygun came free, but Jo Ares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abdurrezzak Ünveren hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Virgil Turceanu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 34th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ardahan Hekimbaşı. MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Olimpiu Trişcu in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ardahan Hekimbaşı prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Olimpiu Trişcu scored 4-0 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ardahan Hekimbaşı, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ardahan Hekimbaşı made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Olimpiu Trişcu sent off a good shot on target. 43 minutes into the match, Anton Hurezan dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ardahan Hekimbaşı, 5-0. In the 46th minute, Martin Firoiu 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. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 5-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Anton Hurezan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Olimpiu Trişcu in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ardahan Hekimbaşı prevented the ball from getting in the gole. MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu's Ardahan Hekimbaşı played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Firoiu in the 52nd minute of play. Ardahan Hekimbaşı made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anton Hurezan in the 55th minute of play. 58 minutes into the game, Ares FC -MM-'s Anton Hurezan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ardahan Hekimbaşı made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. Ardahan Hekimbaşı didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Martin Firoiu went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. The Ares FC -MM- fans' excitement grew in the 67th match minute when Ares FC -MM-'s Anton Hurezan looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 8-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 72 minutes into the game, Ares FC -MM-'s Martin Firoiu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ardahan Hekimbaşı made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 9-0. In the 76th minute, Victor Răchită ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ardahan Hekimbaşı was frozen by the shot and now it was 10-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anton Hurezan in the 79th minute of play forced MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu's goalkeeper Ardahan Hekimbaşı to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ilie Ciociu took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ardahan Hekimbaşı. Ardahan Hekimbaşı dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 11-0. Olimpiu Trişcu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ardahan Hekimbaşı read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. In the 91st minute Olimpiu Trişcu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ardahan Hekimbaşı saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu's goal looked a bit too open when Anton Hurezan came free, but Ardahan Hekimbaşı reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 95 minutes into the game, Anton Hurezan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 12-0. Ardahan Hekimbaşı was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ares FC -MM-'s supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.