U21 World League

Anatolia Arena
Spectators: 7605 (Terracing: 5705, Seating: 1749, VIP seats: 151) Anatolia FC's Abdulkerim Sebat 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. Geovani Borges recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bayındır Mehmet Okergun hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Geovani Borges's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Haluk Sarıcabay was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Figueira SC FSCMZ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Marcelo Medeiros in the 12th minute. After a rather tough play, Anatolia FC's Abdulkerim Sebat got a free kick in the 13th minute. Haluk Sudi's late challenge caught a Figueira SC FSCMZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Haluk Sudi helped the player get up and apologised. Haluk Sudi kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. In the 19th minute, Anatolia FC's Alparslan Acar seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Alparslan Acar the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Anatolia FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Alparslan Acar had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Anatolia FC:s Haluk Sarıcabay showed great skill when he stopped Marcelo Medeiros:s penalty. In the 21st minute, Marcelo Medeiros left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Figueira SC FSCMZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Simão Arósio charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Simão Arósio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 26th minute, Simão Arósio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arif Gaffar Malgır could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Gino Hoffmann made a huge save. Haluk Sarıcabay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evaristo Meira in the 30th minute of play. A collision led to Figueira SC FSCMZ getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Alexsandro Carioca hit a great ball. Bayındır Mehmet Okergun hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. After 39 played minutes, Figueira SC FSCMZ's Marcelo Medeiros shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Haluk Sarıcabay came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Figueira SC FSCMZ reached it. After 41 minutes, Evaristo Meira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Figueira SC FSCMZ and the Anatolia FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Evaristo Meira hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. When Reinaldo Carvalho fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Figueira SC FSCMZ's protests and gave Reinaldo Carvalho a yellow card for diving instead. In the 43rd minute, Alexsandro Carioca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gino Hoffmann made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Bayındır Mehmet Okergun sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdulkerim Sebat in the 45th minute of play forced Figueira SC FSCMZ's goalkeeper Gino Hoffmann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Evaristo Meira made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Bayındır Mehmet Okergun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Figueira SC FSCMZ's Geovani Borges in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Anatolia FC's goalie prevented a goal. Afonsinho Donatello kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Evaristo Meira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Figueira SC FSCMZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Evaristo Meira 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. In the 62nd minute Geovani Borges shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Haluk Sarıcabay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Anatolia FC's Haluk Sarıcabay got control of the ball when Geovani Borges tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gino Hoffmann showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdulkerim Sebat in the 68th minute of the match. In the 71st minute of the match, Geovani Borges tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Haluk Sarıcabay saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 75th minute, Reinaldo Carvalho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 76 played minutes, Anatolia FC's Bayındır Mehmet Okergun shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gino Hoffmann came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Anatolia FC reached it. Reinaldo Carvalho hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Haluk Sarıcabay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Simão Arósio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Geovani Borges in the 91stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Haluk Sarıcabay, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Figueira SC FSCMZ's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.