U21 World League

El Cilindro de Miami
Spectators: 8446 (Terracing: 6336, Seating: 1942, VIP seats: 168) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cameron Bliss got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Racing Miami Futbol Club's goal looked a bit too open when Rochy Mulia came free, but Franco Di Giambattista reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ali Behzat Kutberk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lyle Macias, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Eddy Mendez made in the 6th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by - JOKER -'s Mehmet Osman Sadri. In the 7th minute Tayfun Esentürk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Di Giambattista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ali Behzat Kutberk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lyle Macias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Willie Vogt took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Ali Behzat Kutberk to make any attempt to save it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tayfun Esentürk in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Franco Di Giambattista prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ali Behzat Kutberk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cameron Bliss in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tayfun Esentürk in the 23rd minute of play forced Racing Miami Futbol Club's goalkeeper Franco Di Giambattista to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Racing Miami Futbol Club's Franco Di Giambattista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tayfun Esentürk in the 23rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tayfun Esentürk in the 27th minute of play forced Racing Miami Futbol Club's goalkeeper Franco Di Giambattista to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franco Di Giambattista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tayfun Esentürk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Şerif İpekçi charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Şerif İpekçi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 33rd match minute, - JOKER - was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Şerif İpekçi to maneuver through the defense. Franco Di Giambattista showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hami Alişan, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. After 37 played minutes Racing Miami Futbol Club got a freekick which was hit by Cameron Bliss. After 40 played minutes - JOKER - got a freekick which was hit by Şerif İpekçi. After a rather tough play, - JOKER -'s Hami Alişan got a free kick in the 45th minute. Ali Behzat Kutberk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cameron Bliss, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rochy Mulia was the one to do the kick off. Ali Behzat Kutberk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lyle Macias, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Ali Behzat Kutberk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lyle Macias, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Racing Miami Futbol Club's Genaro Cassidy was substituted for Lyle Macias. After 58 played minutes - JOKER - got a freekick which was hit by Tayfun Esentürk. Franco Di Giambattista was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tayfun Esentürk showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 63 minute of play. In the 67th minute, Eddy Mendez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ali Behzat Kutberk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Genaro Cassidy in the 76th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tayfun Esentürk in the 80th minute of play forced Racing Miami Futbol Club's goalkeeper Franco Di Giambattista to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franco Di Giambattista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tayfun Esentürk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Genaro Cassidy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ali Behzat Kutberk was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. - JOKER -'s Ali Behzat Kutberk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeramy Pina in the 90th minute of play. A well-hit corner resulted in Eddy Mendez heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. When the match had gone on for 98 minutes, David Escobar took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Franco Di Giambattista to make any attempt to save it. The - JOKER - supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing - JOKER - would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.