U23 World League

Kaniş Antik Stadyumu
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bora Bülbül started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Andrei Lupu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kerim Orgunalp was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 7 minutes into the match, Facundo Lastras notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Kültepe Spor Kulübü's Kerim Orgunalp. Kerim Orgunalp was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kerim Orgunalp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrei Lupu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 11 minutes of play, Nàstic de Tarragona's Andrei Lupu made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kerim Orgunalp was left in no man's land by his defense there! 15 minutes into the game, Andrei Lupu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Kerim Orgunalp was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 20th minute Andrei Lupu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kerim Orgunalp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st minute, Andrei Lupu made a precise shot to the right of Kerim Orgunalp. Kültepe Spor Kulübü's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. In the 24th minute, Andrei Lupu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alonso Garzon kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Cevat Mansur hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Andrei Lupu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Kerim Orgunalp tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 33rd minute, Andrei Lupu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nàstic de Tarragona fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. 37 minutes into the match, Andrei Lupu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kerim Orgunalp. Kültepe Spor Kulübü's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andrei Lupu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. After a rather tough play, Nàstic de Tarragona's Matia Camara got a free kick in the 46th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-7 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Andrei Lupu was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Nàstic de Tarragona getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. José Ucero hit a great ball. Saturnino Ladra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Necip Fazıl Aşık, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. If Facundo Lastras had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 56 minutes into the match, Andrei Lupu notched a goal, 0-8, to the right of Kültepe Spor Kulübü's Kerim Orgunalp. Kerim Orgunalp was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 59 minutes into the game, Andrei Lupu recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Kerim Orgunalp. Andrei Lupu showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-9. After some careless play in the Kültepe Spor Kulübü defense, Andrei Lupu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kerim Orgunalp. The Kültepe Spor Kulübü fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kerim Orgunalp should have stopped the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as Nàstic de Tarragona's Facundo Lastras slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Kerim Orgunalp. That made the score 0-12 after 76 minutes of play. When Gürkan Bahadıroğlu fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kültepe Spor Kulübü's protests and gave Gürkan Bahadıroğlu a yellow card for diving instead. In the 80th match minute, Kültepe Spor Kulübü was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gürkan Bahadıroğlu to maneuver through the defense. 85 minutes into the match, Nàstic de Tarragona's Andrei Lupu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kerim Orgunalp narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kültepe Spor Kulübü's defense didn't have a chance, in the 88th minute, when Andrei Lupu scored to the left of an out of position Kerim Orgunalp, making the score, 0-13. Nàstic de Tarragona's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.