U21 World League

1905 ARENA
Spectators: 7454 (Terracing: 5591, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Evren Kutlutekin started the match with the kick off. After 3 played minutes FC juveMET got a freekick which was hit by Selçuk İnan. FC juveMET's Müjdat Balıkçı played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulises Casanande in the 6th minute of play. FC juveMET's Müjdat Balıkçı played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Garcia Puga in the 16th minute of play. A collision led to FC juveMET getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Songurhan Yörükoğlu hit a great ball. Valentin Criado took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 18th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Müjdat Balıkçı. FC juveMET's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a rather tough play, FC juveMET's Yaşar Nuri İdilkurt got a free kick in the 23rd minute. When Valentin Criado came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Barcelona de América 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 Valentin Criado couldn't finish the play. Müjdat Balıkçı took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ulises Casanande, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40thth minute of the game Ulises Casanande who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC juveMET's Müjdat Balıkçı was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Garcia Puga during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Barcelona de América's Garcia Puga got a free kick in the 43rd minute. When Ahmet Erdem Atasagun came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the FC juveMET 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 Ahmet Erdem Atasagun couldn't finish the play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Müjdat Balıkçı made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ulises Casanande in the 54th minute of play. A collision led to FC juveMET getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Yaşar Nuri İdilkurt hit a great ball. Müjdat Balıkçı made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Ulises Casanande sent off a good shot on target. Müjdat Balıkçı made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luis-Antonio Hompanera in the 64th minute. Müjdat Balıkçı showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xacobo Isern, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 70th play minute Luis-Antonio Hompanera came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Müjdat Balıkçı. 0-3. FC juveMET were furious when Ahmet Arif Ulusu was red carded, 74 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Ahmet Arif Ulusu kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Müjdat Balıkçı was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Iachetti Blasco. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valentin Criado got free with Müjdat Balıkçı in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 80th match minute, FC juveMET was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Erdem Atasagun to maneuver through the defense. FC juveMET's Müjdat Balıkçı proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save FC juveMET from getting a goal against them. Müjdat Balıkçı was a little too slow when Ulises Casanande got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 89th minute. The score was now 0-4. Müjdat Balıkçı made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ulises Casanande in the 92nd minute. Luis-Antonio Hompanera came free with the goalkeeper in the 95th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Müjdat Balıkçı could save by the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Selçuk İnan during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A hard shot by Valentin Criado from long distance, 97 minutes into the match, got Müjdat Balıkçı's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. With a little luck, FC juveMET's Müjdat Balıkçı got control of the ball when Ulises Casanande tried to sneak it across the goal line. Barcelona de América's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.