U21 World League

Kedi
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5789, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 150) SOFiNiN KEDiSi's Lütfü Tanbolat started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Faik İçöz during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 6 played minutes Carrossel Caipira got a freekick which was hit by Horácio Barral. Lütfü Tanbolat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edinho da Rocha having to interfere. Mehmet Arif Serir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrick Sena, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. After 11 played minutes SOFiNiN KEDiSi got a freekick which was hit by Müfit Berat. A collision led to SOFiNiN KEDiSi getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Taha Arıkhan hit a great ball. Edinho da Rocha made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Faik İçöz sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, SOFiNiN KEDiSi's Müfit Berat got a free kick in the 23rd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as SOFiNiN KEDiSi's Lütfü Tanbolat slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Edinho da Rocha. That made the score 1-0 after 24 minutes of play. In the 33rd minute, Rafet Karaoğlan 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. Patrick Sena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to SOFiNiN KEDiSi getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Namık Kemal Kutlay hit a great ball. Mehmet Arif Serir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wesley Mangueira in the 43rd minute of play. 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 players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Wesley Mangueira was the one to do the kick off. After some careless play in the SOFiNiN KEDiSi defense, Paulão Veiga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mehmet Arif Serir. The SOFiNiN KEDiSi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mehmet Arif Serir should have stopped the shot. Edinho da Rocha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lütfü Tanbolat went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. In the 58th match minute, Carrossel Caipira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Horácio Barral to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice moves Dudu Queiroz could shoot a difficult shot in the 62nd minute, which Mehmet Arif Serir however easily saved by the left post. Hüsnü Mukaddes hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Wesley Mangueira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mehmet Arif Serir was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. Carrossel Caipira's Edinho da Rocha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lütfü Tanbolat in the 66th minute of play. Dudu Queiroz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abidin Kurman kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Faik İçöz hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Carrossel Caipira were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.