U21 World League

Arena Real
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nicolas Anelka kicked off to start the match. Amancio Berbiz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolas Anelka in the 3rd minute of play. Black StarZ's Amancio Berbiz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Battal Gazi Kurban in the 5th minute of play. Black StarZ's Amancio Berbiz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolas Anelka in the 9th minute of play. When ---Atam Osmanlı---'s Nicolas Anelka in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Black StarZ's goalie prevented a goal. 12 minutes into the match, Black StarZ's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolas Anelka came free, but Amancio Berbiz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute, Benjamin Mannie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Nicolas Anelka put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Amancio Berbiz. After 18 minutes, Nicolas Anelka made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Black StarZ's Amancio Berbiz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 21st minute Nicolas Anelka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amancio Berbiz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to ---Atam Osmanlı--- getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Orçun Raşit hit a great ball. Black StarZ's Amancio Berbiz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolas Anelka in the 30th minute of play. Albano Orlondon got a throw-in 31 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Samuel Gil. When Nicolas Anelka came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the ---Atam Osmanlı--- 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 Nicolas Anelka couldn't finish the play. 35 minutes into the game, Albano Orlondon threw the ball into play from the sideline. ---Atam Osmanlı---'s Arif Bilge Hünerli quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Black StarZ's Amancio Berbiz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolas Anelka in the 38th minute of play. Albano Orlondon made in the 40th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Omar Elodio immediately put the ball in play. In the 40th minute, Emirşah Pekgöz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Amancio Berbiz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas Anelka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nicolas Anelka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amancio Berbiz having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Javier Clementi to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Black StarZ's zone, Nicolas Anelka stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amancio Berbiz came out of the goal and Nicolas Anelka tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Through an outstanding action, after 54 minutes, Amancio Berbiz successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. If Tansel Toktimur had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 63rd minute Nicolas Anelka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amancio Berbiz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Albano Orlondon got a throw-in 65 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Samuel Gil. Black StarZ's Amancio Berbiz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolas Anelka in the 66th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Nicolas Anelka's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amancio Berbiz was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. With an all-out effort, ---Atam Osmanlı---'s Amancio Berbiz threw himself towards the right post 71 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Nicolas Anelka, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Javier Clementi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 77 minutes, Arif Bilge Hünerli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ---Atam Osmanlı---'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Arif Bilge Hünerli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ceyhun Mennan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Javier Clementi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amancio Berbiz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas Anelka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute, Nicolas Anelka reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Amancio Berbiz. The goal made the score 0-5. Amancio Berbiz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tansel Toktimur showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 90 minute of play. The Black StarZ fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ---Atam Osmanlı--- were clearly better and deserved to take the win.