U21 World League

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Spectators: 7579 (Terracing: 5685, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ateş Çetinsoy made the kick off which started today's match. In the 8th minute of the match, Ateş Çetinsoy tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Zülfikar Kumukbay saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Zülfikar Kumukbay made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Ahmet Vefik Çeliksu sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice moves Yaşar Nuri Haşmetli could shoot a difficult shot in the 10th minute, which Zülfikar Kumukbay however easily saved by the left post. The Last Airbender's Zülfikar Kumukbay proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save The Last Airbender from getting a goal against them. Arda Göksel Erem stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sungur Yalçın's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. The corner led The Last Airbender's Mehmet Halis Haliç to fire away a dangerous shot which Arda Göksel Erem despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The supporters of F.C QURESMA 27 booed when The Last Airbender was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmet Oğuz Tülek didn't get a good kick on the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 24 minutes, Zülfikar Kumukbay successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. With his leg Zülfikar Kumukbay managed to avoid a goal in the 27thth minute, when F.C QURESMA 27's Yaşar Nuri Haşmetli fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 31st minute Ahmet Vefik Çeliksu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zülfikar Kumukbay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 39 minutes, Zülfikar Kumukbay successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. With a little luck, The Last Airbender's Zülfikar Kumukbay got control of the ball when Yaşar Nuri Haşmetli tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ahmet Oğuz Tülek's late challenge caught a F.C QURESMA 27's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ahmet Oğuz Tülek helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to The Last Airbender getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Ahmet Oğuz Tülek hit a great ball. Zülfikar Kumukbay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Altuğ Uygar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute Altuğ Uygar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zülfikar Kumukbay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sungur Yalçın made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Vefik Çeliksu in the 54th minute of play forced The Last Airbender's goalkeeper Zülfikar Kumukbay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zülfikar Kumukbay didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yaşar Nuri Haşmetli went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Sungur Yalçın hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. 59 minutes into the match, The Last Airbender's goal looked a bit too open when Kamber Yazganalp came free, but Zülfikar Kumukbay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mehmet Halis Haliç kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Taner Zabit charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Taner Zabit the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The long shot by Mehmet Halis Haliç in the 63rd minute really tested Arda Göksel Erem's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. A collision led to The Last Airbender getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Emirhan Kutlan hit a great ball. After 69 minutes, Ateş Çetinsoy made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. The Last Airbender's Zülfikar Kumukbay tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 76 minutes into the game, F.C QURESMA 27's Ateş Çetinsoy nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zülfikar Kumukbay made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. If Uchechukwu Uche had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yaşar Nuri Haşmetli charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yaşar Nuri Haşmetli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of The Last Airbender booed when F.C QURESMA 27 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yaşar Nuri Haşmetli didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Sungur Yalçın came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the The Last Airbender 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 Sungur Yalçın couldn't finish the play. Zülfikar Kumukbay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ateş Çetinsoy in the 92nd minute of the match. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. F.C QURESMA 27 fully deserved thier win.