Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bennvar Savage got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rdth minute of the game Su Čuk who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MaKaRa SPOR's Murathan İspirli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When U21 Turkey's Su Čuk in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MaKaRa SPOR's goalie prevented a goal. 5 minutes into the match, U21 Turkey's goal looked a bit too open when Süruri Dural came free, but Uchenna Panter reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Niki Chankov's late challenge caught a U21 Turkey's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Niki Chankov helped the player get up and apologised. In the 7th match minute, MaKaRa SPOR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Niki Chankov to maneuver through the defense. Uchenna Panter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bennvar Savage, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Uchenna Panter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bennvar Savage in the 14th minute of play. In the 15th match minute, U21 Turkey was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abidin Işınbay to maneuver through the defense. Uchenna Panter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niki Chankov in the 19th minute of the match. Uchenna Panter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abuzer İmge in the 21st minute of the match. A collision led to MaKaRa SPOR getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Elazar Martinich hit a great ball. With a little luck, MaKaRa SPOR's Murathan İspirli got control of the ball when Su Čuk tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 23rd minute Süruri Dural shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uchenna Panter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. U21 Turkey's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Hüseyin Rahmi Emektar in the 27th minute. When Mete Tavukcu got the opportunity to take care of a free kick it resulted in a really dangerous shot that almost went in the goal. Instead the ball went too high, a missed opportunity for U21 Turkey. The audience was convinced that Su Čuk's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Murathan İspirli was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. After 42 played minutes MaKaRa SPOR got a freekick which was hit by Elazar Martinich. In the 43rd minute, Elazar Martinich hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

52 minutes into the game, Abuzer İmge recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Uchenna Panter. Abuzer İmge showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-1. Uchenna Panter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bennvar Savage, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 58th minute Süruri Dural shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uchenna Panter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Su Čuk in the 60th minute of play forced MaKaRa SPOR's goalkeeper Murathan İspirli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Su Čuk's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Murathan İspirli was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. When U21 Turkey's Su Čuk in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MaKaRa SPOR's goalie prevented a goal. Murathan İspirli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Su Čuk in the 70th minute of play. If Su Čuk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. MaKaRa SPOR's Murathan İspirli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Su Čuk in the 75th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Su Čuk in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Murathan İspirli saved MaKaRa SPOR from getting behind. Uchenna Panter made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abuzer İmge in the 79th minute. U21 Turkey's attentive Mete Tavukcu managed to snatch the ball when Elazar Martinich made a throw-in in the 82nd minute of the game. After 82 played minutes MaKaRa SPOR got a freekick which was hit by Niki Chankov. After a rather tough play, MaKaRa SPOR's Elazar Martinich got a free kick in the 87th minute. In the 88th match minute, U21 Turkey was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Uluç Erben to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the MaKaRa SPOR defense, Su Čuk kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Murathan İspirli. The MaKaRa SPOR fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Murathan İspirli should have stopped the shot. Murathan İspirli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Su Čuk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.