U23 World League

Ștefan Cel Mare
Spectators: 7391 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 50) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Laze Lumani started the match with the kick off. Laze Lumani hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. In the 4th minute there was a penalty for Kültepe Spor Kulübü. Doğa Ustam stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Kıraç Ak. 0-1. Bora Bülbül sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Orhan Veli Maksut fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kıraç Ak having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Çağlar Ulağ in the 10th minute of play forced FC Partizan Tirana's goalkeeper Kıraç Ak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Çağlar Ulağ in the 11th minute of play forced FC Partizan Tirana's goalkeeper Kıraç Ak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claude Theron in the 14th minute of play forced Kültepe Spor Kulübü's goalkeeper Rüknettin Demirbaş to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute, Laze Lumani reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Rüknettin Demirbaş. The goal made the score 1-1. Kıraç Ak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orhan Veli Maksut in the 19th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, FC Partizan Tirana's Drilon Marko got a free kick in the 23rd minute. After 26 minutes, Laze Lumani mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Partizan Tirana and the Kültepe Spor Kulübü players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Kültepe Spor Kulübü booed when FC Partizan Tirana was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Laze Lumani didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rüknettin Demirbaş made an important save on a dangerous shot by Shpend Abazaj in the 45th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Gökberk Beytekin made the kick off in the second half. 57 minutes into the match, FC Partizan Tirana's goalkeeper Kıraç Ak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cevat Mansur. In the 61st minute, Gökberk Beytekin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kıraç Ak was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. After having played for 72 minutes, Shpend Abazaj managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Partizan Tirana's supporters crossed their fingers, but Shpend Abazaj was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. FC Partizan Tirana's Kıraç Ak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alp Gence in the 76th minute of play. Cevat Mansur came free with the goalkeeper in the 80th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Kıraç Ak could save by the left post. Cevat Mansur could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Kıraç Ak made a huge save. In the 92nd minute Laze Lumani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rüknettin Demirbaş saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 94 minutes into the game, Nazmi Naço was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Partizan Tirana's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kültepe Spor Kulübü the free kick. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Kültepe Spor Kulübü walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.