U21 World League

TZ19 Elite Stadium
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Anthony Como started the match with the kick off. Halil İbrahim Balatürk's late challenge caught a ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Halil İbrahim Balatürk helped the player get up and apologised. In the 2nd match minute, ErbaA KartaLı was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Halil İbrahim Balatürk to maneuver through the defense. Timur Sazak's late challenge caught a ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Timur Sazak helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐ booed when ErbaA KartaLı was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timur Sazak didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to ErbaA KartaLı getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Halil İbrahim Balatürk hit a great ball. Faruk Nafiz Ünverdi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniele Ciapponi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tahsin Çalımbay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Cristiano Giusti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fabiano Carbonaro came free with the goalkeeper in the 22nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Faruk Nafiz Ünverdi could save by the left post. ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐'s Cristiano Giusti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tahsin Çalımbay in the 23rd minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, ErbaA KartaLı's goal looked a bit too open when Anthony Como came free, but Faruk Nafiz Ünverdi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 26 minutes into the match, ErbaA KartaLı's goalkeeper Faruk Nafiz Ünverdi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carlo Bocchi. Halil İbrahim Balatürk got his second yellow card in the match during the 26th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 27 played minutes ErbaA KartaLı got a freekick which was hit by Halil İbrahim Balatürk. 28 minutes into the match, ErbaA KartaLı's goal looked a bit too open when Anthony Como came free, but Faruk Nafiz Ünverdi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anthony Como sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Through an outstanding action, after 32 minutes, Faruk Nafiz Ünverdi successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 41st minute Carlo Bocchi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Faruk Nafiz Ünverdi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Faruk Nafiz Ünverdi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anthony Como, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 45 minutes, Melih Cevdet Tecimen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ErbaA KartaLı's supporters crossed their fingers, but Melih Cevdet Tecimen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Cristiano Giusti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Melih Cevdet Tecimen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Daniele Ciapponi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kayhan Sacid sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniele Ciapponi in the 62nd minute of play forced ErbaA KartaLı's goalkeeper Faruk Nafiz Ünverdi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th minute, Tahsin Çalımbay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniele Ciapponi kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Faruk Nafiz Ünverdi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anthony Como went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Damiano Venditti kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ercole Scarpa during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 76 played minutes ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐ got a freekick which was hit by Ercole Scarpa. 82 minutes into the game, Anthony Como cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Faruk Nafiz Ünverdi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Anthony Como fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Faruk Nafiz Ünverdi having to interfere. After 87 played minutes ErbaA KartaLı got a freekick which was hit by Tahsin Çalımbay. Anthony Como struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Faruk Nafiz Ünverdi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐.