U21 World League

The Betsy Stadium
Spectators: 7729 (Terracing: 5798, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Derman Köker made the kick off which started today's match. If Tristram Gower had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Naci Talha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tristram Gower in the 4th minute of play. 5 minutes into the match, Andırın SK's goalkeeper Naci Talha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tristram Gower. The supporters of Staffordshire Terrier FC booed when Andırın SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ersin Geylani didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hüseyin Can Dağasan in the 13th minute of play forced Staffordshire Terrier FC's goalkeeper Liam Durrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Liam Durrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hüseyin Can Dağasan, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Naci Talha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tristram Gower, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. 19 minutes into the game, Ersin Geylani threw the ball into play from the sideline. Staffordshire Terrier FC's Al Stockley quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Ersin Geylani made in the 20th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Balamir Adal immediately put the ball in play. Derman Köker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Derman Köker in the 23rd minute of play forced Staffordshire Terrier FC's goalkeeper Liam Durrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Balamir Adal in the 24th minute of play forced Staffordshire Terrier FC's goalkeeper Liam Durrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Andırın SK's Naci Talha got control of the ball when Tristram Gower tried to sneak it across the goal line. Naci Talha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tristram Gower in the 31st minute of the match. In the 39th minute Derman Köker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liam Durrant saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Derman Köker in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Liam Durrant prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Naci Talha was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tristram Gower showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 42 minute of play. Liam Durrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hüseyin Can Dağasan in the 46th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Tristram Gower made the kick off in the second half. Staffordshire Terrier FC's Liam Durrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Staffordshire Terrier FC from getting a goal against them. Liam Durrant made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Çelik Uğursel sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Staffordshire Terrier FC's Liam Durrant got control of the ball when Balamir Adal tried to sneak it across the goal line. Naci Talha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tristram Gower, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. A collision led to Andırın SK getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Halit Ethem hit a great ball. 59 minutes into the game, Les Howard was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Staffordshire Terrier FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Andırın SK the free kick. A collision led to Staffordshire Terrier FC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Les Howard hit a great ball. Naci Talha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tristram Gower, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. In the 63rd match minute, Andırın SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ersin Geylani to maneuver through the defense. In the 64thth minute of the game Tristram Gower who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Andırın SK's Naci Talha was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 66th minute, Winnie Beck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Naci Talha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tristram Gower, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Liam Durrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hüseyin Can Dağasan in the 73rd minute of the match. Ersin Geylani made in the 75th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Balamir Adal however managed to control. Naci Talha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tristram Gower in the 78th minute of the match. In the 80th minute Tristram Gower shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Naci Talha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Naci Talha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tristram Gower, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. 88 minutes into the match, Staffordshire Terrier FC's goalkeeper Liam Durrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Balamir Adal. Naci Talha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tristram Gower, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Staffordshire Terrier FC had won after a very even match.