U21 World League

phoenix arena
Spectators: 7523 (Terracing: 5643, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Çağrı Genişyürek started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Cafer Hekimoğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manfredo Reis in the 3rd minute of play. Manfredo Reis scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cafer Hekimoğlu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. G . S A R A Y's Cafer Hekimoğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Luís Meirelles in the 6th minute of play. Pedro Luís Meirelles took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cafer Hekimoğlu. Cafer Hekimoğlu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. The referee felt a red card was in order, 12 minutes into the game, when Claudinho Munhoz put in a rough tackle. Claudinho Munhoz hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Doni Meirelles was out of position in the 14 minute of play, and Çağrı Genişyürek capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Çağrı Genişyürek really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Cafer Hekimoğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Luís Meirelles in the 16th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Batıhan Kocay during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Batıhan Kocay hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. After 18 played minutes G . S A R A Y got a freekick which was hit by Ünal Demirman. In the 19th minute of the match Fellipe Alves shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cafer Hekimoğlu showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 21 minutes into the game, Çağrı Genişyürek lined in a short shot 2-2 behind a frustrated Doni Meirelles. In the 28th minute, Çağrı Genişyürek fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Doni Meirelles, passed just outside the right post. Cafer Hekimoğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fellipe Alves in the 30th minute of play. Benê Diniz kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽'s zone, Paşa Ali Tanyıldız stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Doni Meirelles came out of the goal and Paşa Ali Tanyıldız tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 38th match minute, G . S A R A Y was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paşa Ali Tanyıldız to maneuver through the defense. Cafer Hekimoğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Luís Meirelles in the 40th minute of the match. A collision led to G . S A R A Y getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Paşa Ali Tanyıldız hit a great ball. In the 45th minute of the match, Ahmet Ege Topçay got a very nice opportunity to score, but Doni Meirelles was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pedro Luís Meirelles to make the kick off. Doni Meirelles didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Çağrı Genişyürek went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. Manfredo Reis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Cafer Hekimoğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Doni Meirelles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Çağrı Genişyürek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Luís Meirelles kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Çağrı Genişyürek's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Doni Meirelles was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. Çağrı Genişyürek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Doni Meirelles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽ defense, Metin Yaltırak kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Doni Meirelles. The ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Doni Meirelles should have stopped the shot. A collision led to G . S A R A Y getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Batıhan Kocay hit a great ball. Pedro Luís Meirelles was extremely unlucky when he, in the 87th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Doni Meirelles came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by G . S A R A Y's Ahmet Ege Topçay. But to his dismay, Ahmet Ege Topçay quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-2. Doni Meirelles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Çağrı Genişyürek, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. After 95 played minutes G . S A R A Y got a freekick which was hit by Paşa Ali Tanyıldız. ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.