U21 World League

Arena Palestra
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Célio Leme took the kick off in the first half of the match. Célio Leme hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Baykan Yağıztekin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 10th minute, Erivaldo Queirós hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 21 minutes into the match, Zandarin FC's goal looked a bit too open when Balaban Yürük came free, but Pedrinho Severo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mustafa Namık Haymanalı during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Zandarin FC booed when LOTUS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mustafa Namık Haymanalı didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dorival da Costa in the 25th minute of play forced LOTUS's goalkeeper Evren Serkut to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. LOTUS's Evren Serkut played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dorival da Costa in the 25th minute of play. Evren Serkut made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Célio Leme sent off a good shot on target. Walmir Schmidt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Evren Serkut tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, LOTUS's Mehmet Akif Yağın got a free kick in the 29th minute. Pedrinho Severo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Balaban Yürük in the 34th minute of play. Pedrinho Severo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baykan Yağıztekin, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. When Dorival da Costa fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zandarin FC's protests and gave Dorival da Costa a yellow card for diving instead. In the 43rd minute, Dorival da Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 44th minute Balaban Yürük shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedrinho Severo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedrinho Severo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baykan Yağıztekin, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Baykan Yağıztekin was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Walmir Schmidt in the 51st minute of play forced LOTUS's goalkeeper Evren Serkut to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 52 minutes into the match, LOTUS's goal looked a bit too open when Dorival da Costa came free, but Evren Serkut reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 54th minute Dorival da Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evren Serkut saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mustafa Oğuz Bicanoğlu charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mustafa Oğuz Bicanoğlu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mustafa Oğuz Bicanoğlu hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Walmir Schmidt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Evren Serkut tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. LOTUS's Mustafa Namık Haymanalı got his second yellow card of the match in the 71st minute. The referee ordered Mustafa Namık Haymanalı off the ground. In the 71st match minute, LOTUS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mustafa Namık Haymanalı to maneuver through the defense. José Nogueira took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 73rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Evren Serkut. LOTUS's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 76th minute Walmir Schmidt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evren Serkut saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Evren Serkut didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Walmir Schmidt went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Evren Serkut took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Walmir Schmidt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Evren Serkut stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Walmir Schmidt's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Evren Serkut made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Walmir Schmidt in the 92nd minute of play. 97 minutes into the match, Célio Leme had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Evren Serkut. LOTUS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Célio Leme was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Zandarin FC had won after a very even match.