U23 World League

Anatolia Arena
Spectators: 7532 (Terracing: 5650, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bircan Tapgaç took the kick off in the first half of the match. Alphan Özçevik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaromír Duda having to interfere. With an all-out effort, Anatolia FC's Jaromír Duda threw himself towards the right post 13 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Bircan Tapgaç, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Macit Barkın during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of FC FERNET BOYS booed when Anatolia FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Macit Barkın didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alparslan Acar kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Alphan Özçevik could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Jaromír Duda made a huge save. Anatolia FC were furious when Baykal Ugraş was red carded, 25 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Anatolia FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 24th minute. Penalty! The referee gave FC FERNET BOYS a penalty, 27 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Viktor Peterka, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Anatolia FC's Haluk Sarıcabay. 0-1. If Bircan Tapgaç had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jaromír Duda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bircan Tapgaç, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. In the last second Jaromír Duda throw himself and got hold of the ball when Bircan Tapgaç in the 44thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Marek Kaplan kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dušan Gurský was the one to do the kick off. Bircan Tapgaç sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 55th minute of the match Anatolia FC got a corner. FC FERNET BOYS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ramazan Ersan ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Bayındır Mehmet Okergun managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Jaromír Duda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bircan Tapgaç, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. If Bircan Tapgaç had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bayındır Mehmet Okergun took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 65th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jaromír Duda. FC FERNET BOYS's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bircan Tapgaç in the 70th minute of play forced FC FERNET BOYS's goalkeeper Jaromír Duda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th minute, Juraj Demian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of FC FERNET BOYS booed when Anatolia FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdulkerim Sebat didn't get a good kick on the ball. The FC FERNET BOYS players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.