U21 World League

Ali Sami Yen
Spectators: 8074 (Terracing: 6057, Seating: 1857, VIP seats: 160) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kılıç Davarcı made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to 1930 Bafraspor getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Fikret Nesim hit a great ball. In the 10th minute of the match Baycan Şevket shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Qin Sen Chen showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Tuncay Eldem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bebeto Sarmento, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 16th minute Robin Hood shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tuncay Eldem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17th minute Robin Hood shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tuncay Eldem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Paulo Madureira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. LİONS PEAK's Tuncay Eldem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robin Hood in the 25th minute of play. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind LİONS PEAK's goalkeeper Tuncay Eldem, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 39 minutes, Robin Hood managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 1930 Bafraspor's supporters crossed their fingers, but Robin Hood was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robin Hood in the 42nd minute of play forced LİONS PEAK's goalkeeper Tuncay Eldem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind LİONS PEAK's goalkeeper Tuncay Eldem, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 1930 Bafraspor were awarded a corner in the 45th minute after LİONS PEAK's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. George Popescu took the corner. The LİONS PEAK players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. 1930 Bafraspor were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Robin Hood to strike the kick off in the second half. Tuncay Eldem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robin Hood in the 52nd minute of play. 1930 Bafraspor's Rahman Kabadayı got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 59th minute, Bünyamin Ergüner ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Qin Sen Chen was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After 63 played minutes 1930 Bafraspor got a freekick which was hit by Necdet Öktemer. Robin Hood received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tuncay Eldem came out and tried to block the shot, but Robin Hood slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 66th minute. Robin Hood was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 70th minute. 1930 Bafraspor's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Tuncay Eldem made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Robin Hood sent off a good shot on target. Wilfred Zaha kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, LİONS PEAK's Cihangir Ertaş tried to score from far away in the 75th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After 85 minutes, Wilfred Zaha mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 1930 Bafraspor and the LİONS PEAK players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, 1930 Bafraspor's Wilfred Zaha got a free kick in the 85th minute. In the 86th minute Kılıç Davarcı shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qin Sen Chen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 91st minute by Robin Hood got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After 94 played minutes 1930 Bafraspor got a freekick which was hit by George Popescu. The 1930 Bafraspor players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.