U21 World League

Polenta Stadium
Spectators: 8393 (Terracing: 6297, Seating: 1930, VIP seats: 166) Berkay Lemi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 3 played minutes Büyükada Commandos got a freekick which was hit by Tan Adar. Domenico Graziani's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 4thth minute, Erdeniz Ankaralı skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 10th minute, Fabiano Del Papa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Erdeniz Ankaralı was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 16th minute, Alfredo Lemma left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC Collins fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Ulu Oğuztüzün hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Fabiano Del Papa struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Erdeniz Ankaralı didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AC Collins. Tan Adar's late challenge caught a AC Collins's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tan Adar helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpected shot in the 32nd minute by Fabiano Del Papa got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. When Domenico Graziani came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the AC Collins fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Domenico Graziani couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Büyükada Commandos getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Zülfikar Tanaydin hit a great ball. In the 40th minute, Zülfikar Tanaydin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Erdeniz Ankaralı came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by AC Collins's Fabiano Del Papa. But to his dismay, Fabiano Del Papa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Alfredo Lemma recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 47th minute, Mehmet Bedri Sözmen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 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 3-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fabiano Del Papa to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Frank Rinaldi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AC Collins's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Büyükada Commandos the free kick. After a rather tough play, AC Collins's Frank Rinaldi got a free kick in the 51st minute. Cristoforo Giacomini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Berkay Lemi, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. 53 minutes into the match, AC Collins's goal looked a bit too open when Berkay Lemi came free, but Cristoforo Giacomini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fabiano Del Papa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Fabiano Del Papa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erdeniz Ankaralı having to interfere. AC Collins made a substitution. Alberigo Rosa replaced Ferruccio Di Fiore. AC Collins's Cesare Trentini was substituted for Carlo Martano. Erdeniz Ankaralı showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabiano Del Papa in the 62nd minute of the match. Erdeniz Ankaralı showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Lemma, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Cristoforo Giacomini made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mehmet Bedri Sözmen in the 70th minute. Erdeniz Ankaralı took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabiano Del Papa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74th minute, Berkay Lemi 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. AC Collins's Dave Marrone got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fabiano Del Papa in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Erdeniz Ankaralı prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Berkay Lemi fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Büyükada Commandos's protests and gave Berkay Lemi a yellow card for diving instead. Erdeniz Ankaralı made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Lemma in the 83rd minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, Fabiano Del Papa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Erdeniz Ankaralı. Büyükada Commandos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fabiano Del Papa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. In the 94th minute, Alfredo Lemma 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 ended the match the AC Collins players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.