U21 World League

Romolo Di Reto
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abdulkerim Sebat took the kick off in the first half of the match. Davide Di Nunzios short, quick shot in the 3rdth minute got Haluk Sarıcabay to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Sao Brasola's Franco Albanesi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arif Gaffar Malgır in the 7th minute of play. Davide Di Nunzio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Haluk Sarıcabay made a huge save. In the 12th minute, Ahmet İlke Aymaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Davide Di Nunzio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Haluk Sarıcabay made a huge save. 19 minutes into the match, Bircan Tapgaç had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Franco Albanesi. Sao Brasola's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bircan Tapgaç was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arif Gaffar Malgır in the 22nd minute of play forced Sao Brasola's goalkeeper Franco Albanesi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Sao Brasola's Franco Donatelli got a free kick in the 25th minute. If Arif Gaffar Malgır had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Bircan Tapgaç had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 29thth minute of the game Abdulkerim Sebat who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sao Brasola's Franco Albanesi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arif Gaffar Malgır in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Franco Albanesi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 33rd minute, Ramazan Ersan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Davide Di Nunzio struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Haluk Sarıcabay didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sao Brasola. Sao Brasola's Franco Albanesi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdulkerim Sebat in the 42nd minute of play. Franco Albanesi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arif Gaffar Malgır, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. 46 minutes into the match, Sao Brasola's goal looked a bit too open when Arif Gaffar Malgır came free, but Franco Albanesi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 47th minute, Abdulkerim Sebat 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.

In the 54thth minute of the game Abdulkerim Sebat who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sao Brasola's Franco Albanesi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Franco Albanesi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bircan Tapgaç in the 55th minute of play. After having played for 57 minutes, Bircan Tapgaç managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Anatolia FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bircan Tapgaç was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Sao Brasola getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Ennio Croce hit a great ball. In the 67th minute, Franco Donatelli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Sao Brasola's Franco Albanesi got control of the ball when Arif Gaffar Malgır tried to sneak it across the goal line. Haluk Sarıcabay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Davide Di Nunzio in the 70th minute of the match. Haluk Sudi charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Haluk Sudi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Haluk Sudi hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. A collision led to Anatolia FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Arif Gaffar Malgır hit a great ball. In the 81st minute, Ennio Croce hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Abdulkerim Sebat came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Anatolia FC 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 Abdulkerim Sebat couldn't finish the play. Ramazan Ersan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sao Brasola's goalkeeper Franco Albanesi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Haluk Sudi hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match.