U21 World League

Stadion Maksimir ™
Spectators: 7674 (Terracing: 5756, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Toni Marčić kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andro Žurić during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Andro Žurić kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Cengiz Bozbey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toni Marčić in the 13th minute of the match. After 14 played minutes GNK Dinamo Zagreb™ got a freekick which was hit by Kruno Lišinović. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lions Of Turks's goalkeeper Cengiz Bozbey, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nihat Candar kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. When Toni Marčić came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the GNK Dinamo Zagreb™ 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 Toni Marčić couldn't finish the play. 24 minutes into the game, Toni Marčić was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lions Of Turks the free kick. In the 24th minute, Toni Marčić hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Namık Hafız's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elbert Klerk was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Çetin Özdoru hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. A collision led to Lions Of Turks getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Çetin Özdoru hit a great ball. In the 39th minute, Teo Rozić 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. In a very dangerous position, a player in GNK Dinamo Zagreb™ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 45th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Lions Of Turks a penalty, 46 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Çetin Özdoru, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s Elbert Klerk. 1-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Namık Hafız to make the kick off. After 52 played minutes GNK Dinamo Zagreb™ got a freekick which was hit by Oton Mangafić. A sloppy throw-in by Florencio Hanni in the 60th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Lions Of Turks's Arif Burak Erengüç. Namık Hafız took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Elbert Klerk. Elbert Klerk dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. After 64 played minutes Lions Of Turks got a freekick which was hit by Arif Burak Erengüç. 67 minutes into the match, GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s goal looked a bit too open when Namık Hafız came free, but Elbert Klerk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cengiz Bozbey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romelu Lukaku in the 70th minute of the match. Lions Of Turks's Cengiz Bozbey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Osmar Motta in the 70th minute of play. Bican Özgunay kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Namık Hafız in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Elbert Klerk saved GNK Dinamo Zagreb™ from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Osmar Motta in the 86th minute of play forced Lions Of Turks's goalkeeper Cengiz Bozbey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Namık Hafız's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Elbert Klerk read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toni Marčić in the 96th minute of play forced Lions Of Turks's goalkeeper Cengiz Bozbey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Toni Marčić took the ball and in the 98 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cengiz Bozbey. Cengiz Bozbey dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the GNK Dinamo Zagreb™ players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.