U21 World League

Saracino Stadium
Spectators: 7845 (Terracing: 5885, Seating: 1804, VIP seats: 156) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Artun Şenyurt took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Thomas Zrinzo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Lawrence De Marco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 9th minute Artun Şenyurt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amadeo Rapinett saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Amadeo Rapinett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artun Şenyurt, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Andrea Xuereb took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yalçın Olgunay. Yalçın Olgunay dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Yalçın Olgunay was a little too slow when Lawrence De Marco got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 25th minute. The score was now 2-0. Yalçın Olgunay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lawrence De Marco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yalçın Olgunay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lawrence De Marco in the 30th minute of play. The supporters of Blue Mountain State booed when Attard Gunners was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angelo Incorvaia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yalçın Olgunay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrea Xuereb in the 34th minute of play. Lawrence De Marco succeeded in the game's 37th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-0. If Artun Şenyurt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Lawrence De Marco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yalçın Olgunay was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lawrence De Marco made a kick off. The supporters of Blue Mountain State booed when Attard Gunners was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lawrence De Marco didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Attard Gunners's Lawrence De Marco in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Blue Mountain State's goalie prevented a goal. Amadeo Rapinett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artun Şenyurt, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Thomas Zrinzo kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Attard Gunners's William De Lucca got a free kick in the 65th minute. Amadeo Rapinett took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Uğurcan Tanören, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th minute, Andrea Xuereb left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Attard Gunners fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. 70 minutes into the game, Necati Eripek was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Blue Mountain State's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Attard Gunners the free kick. After 72 minutes, Sakut Sendur mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Blue Mountain State and the Attard Gunners players grew even worse after the yellow card. When Thomas Zrinzo came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Attard Gunners 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 Thomas Zrinzo couldn't finish the play. 81 minutes into the match, Thomas Zrinzo notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Blue Mountain State's Yalçın Olgunay. Yalçın Olgunay was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 83rd minute, Sakut Sendur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yalçın Olgunay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from William De Lucca in the 86th minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, Lawrence De Marco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yalçın Olgunay. Blue Mountain State's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lawrence De Marco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. Macit Zafer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Amadeo Rapinett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Blue Mountain State's Yalçın Olgunay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelo Incorvaia in the 95th minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Attard Gunners fully deserved thier win.