U21 World League

Northside Stadium
Spectators: 7449 (Terracing: 5588, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's Halil Can Özcam 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. Tuncer Batıhan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vatan Akil in the 3rd minute. Demir Rebi received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tuncer Batıhan came out and tried to block the shot, but Demir Rebi slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 6th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Deniz Hasanbeyli had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tuncer Batıhan. S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Deniz Hasanbeyli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. With his leg Tuncer Batıhan managed to avoid a goal in the 16thth minute, when North Port UTD's Deniz Hasanbeyli fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Aktan Mikail kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Tuncer Batıhan was a little too slow when Demir Rebi got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 22nd minute. The score was now 4-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Demir Rebi kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Tuncer Batıhan. That made the score 5-0 in the 27 minute of play. When the match had gone on for 30 minutes, Deniz Hasanbeyli took a quick shot and it went in 6-0 without a chance for Tuncer Batıhan to make any attempt to save it. After some careless play in the S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r defense, Deniz Hasanbeyli kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tuncer Batıhan. The S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tuncer Batıhan should have stopped the shot. Tuncer Batıhan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Deniz Hasanbeyli in the 38th minute. Deniz Hasanbeyli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Tuncer Batıhan made a huge save. 46 minutes into the game, North Port UTD's Deniz Hasanbeyli nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tuncer Batıhan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. 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 away team seemed most concentrated when Vatan Akil stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Deniz Hasanbeyli scored 9-0 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tuncer Batıhan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 60th minute Deniz Hasanbeyli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tuncer Batıhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, Vatan Akil had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tuncer Batıhan. S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vatan Akil was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 10-0. If Aktan Mikail had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 69 minutes into the match, Deniz Hasanbeyli had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tuncer Batıhan. S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Deniz Hasanbeyli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 11-0. Tuncer Batıhan came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by North Port UTD's Birkan Sarik. But to his dismay, Birkan Sarik quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 12-0. Deniz Hasanbeyli kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nazil Tarab got free with Arif Ozan Bolat in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 79 minutes into the match, S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's goal looked a bit too open when Deniz Hasanbeyli came free, but Tuncer Batıhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's Tuncer Batıhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vatan Akil in the 85th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vatan Akil in the 88th minute of play forced S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's goalkeeper Tuncer Batıhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tuncer Batıhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vatan Akil in the 92nd minute of play. Arif Ozan Bolat made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nazil Tarab in the 94th minute. Ömür Sağanalp charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ömür Sağanalp the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r booed when North Port UTD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ömür Sağanalp didn't get a good kick on the ball. Halil Can Özcam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. North Port UTD walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.