U21 World League

Anatolia Arena
Spectators: 7526 (Terracing: 5645, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Abdulkerim Sebat started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a defensive mix-up in Anatolia FC's zone, Arturo Cirelli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Haluk Sarıcabay came out of the goal and Arturo Cirelli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ahmet İlke Aymaz kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Filippo Mauro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sao Brasola's supporters rose to their feet, but Filippo Mauro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Haluk Sarıcabay breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sao Brasola's Franco Albanesi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramazan Ersan in the 9th minute of play. Alfredo Circelli hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. 14 minutes into the game, Filippo Mauro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sao Brasola's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Anatolia FC the free kick. Anatolia FC made a substitution. Baykal Ugraş replaced Bircan Tapgaç. In the 15th minute, Filippo Mauro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Franco Albanesi made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Baykal Ugraş sent off a good shot on target. Arif Gaffar Malgır took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Franco Albanesi. Franco Albanesi 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. Franco Albanesi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdulkerim Sebat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Baykal Ugraş who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 24thth minute tested the skills of Franco Albanesi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 30 played minutes Sao Brasola got a freekick which was hit by Arturo Cirelli. In the 31st minute, Abdulkerim Sebat left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Anatolia FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Franco Albanesi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdulkerim Sebat, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. In the 39th minute, Arif Gaffar Malgır reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Franco Albanesi. The goal made the score 4-0. When the match clock showed 42 minutes, the score became 5-0 when Abdulkerim Sebat sped through Sao Brasola's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Franco Albanesi. Arif Gaffar Malgırs short, quick shot in the 47thth minute got Franco Albanesi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

After 55 minutes of play, Anatolia FC's Arif Gaffar Malgır made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Franco Albanesi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Baykal Ugraş fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franco Albanesi having to interfere. Franco Albanesi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdulkerim Sebat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Arif Gaffar Malgır's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Franco Albanesi was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. Franco Albanesi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdulkerim Sebat, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. 63 minutes into the match, Sao Brasola's goal looked a bit too open when Ramazan Ersan came free, but Franco Albanesi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sao Brasola's Franco Albanesi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramazan Ersan in the 69th minute of play. In the 75th minute, Arif Gaffar Malgır 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arif Gaffar Malgır in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Franco Albanesi saved Sao Brasola from getting behind. Franco Albanesi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramazan Ersan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ramazan Ersan took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Franco Albanesi. Franco Albanesi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-0. After some careless play in the Sao Brasola defense, Arif Gaffar Malgır kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Franco Albanesi. The Sao Brasola fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Franco Albanesi should have stopped the shot.