U21 World League

ATATÜRK
Spectators: 9282 (Terracing: 6963, Seating: 2135, VIP seats: 184) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Aşık Adıbelli got the match started through his kick off. Cillian Murphy's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emin Erek read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. Cillian Murphy kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Emin Erek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edoardo Pasin in the 8th minute of the match. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by SARI ZEYBEK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mehdi Dündaroğlu was slow to take the kick. During this time Senator S.A.K's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Cevat Birsel heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Edvin van der Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aşık Adıbelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cillian Murphy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emin Erek having to interfere. Edoardo Pasin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Emin Erek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Senator S.A.K's Edvin van der Sar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Senator S.A.K from getting a goal against them. In the 31st minute Cevat Birsel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emin Erek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, Senator S.A.K's Edoardo Pasin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emin Erek narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Emin Erek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edoardo Pasin in the 37th minute of play. Emin Erek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kurtuluş Öğeturk in the 38th minute of play. After 41 minutes of play, SARI ZEYBEK's Aşık Adıbelli made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edvin van der Sar was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Senator S.A.K booed when SARI ZEYBEK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Caner Yakup didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Edoardo Pasin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Senator S.A.K's supporters rose to their feet, but Edoardo Pasin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emin Erek breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edoardo Pasin made a kick off. Senator S.A.K's Jiang Liang managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Caner Yakup in the 51 minute of the game. Edoardo Pasin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Emin Erek made a huge save. Edvin van der Sar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mustafa Arif Yazır in the 64th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aşık Adıbelli in the 66th minute of play forced Senator S.A.K's goalkeeper Edvin van der Sar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69thth minute of the game Edoardo Pasin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SARI ZEYBEK's Emin Erek was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Edoardo Pasin could shoot a difficult shot in the 73rd minute, which Emin Erek however easily saved by the left post. In the 78th minute, Cevat Birsel fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Senator S.A.K made a substitution. Ziemowit Mis replaced Tadeusz Zabrzeski. A collision led to Senator S.A.K getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Cevat Birsel hit a great ball. Senator S.A.K's Edvin van der Sar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aşık Adıbelli in the 94th minute of play. Emin Erek made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alfredo Llanos in the 96th minute. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.