U23 World League

KUVA-İ MİLLİYE
Spectators: 7555 (Terracing: 5668, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) Emilian Ciprian started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Seyhun Oyum could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Nistor Arjoca made a huge save. Seyhun Oyum made a great header on Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa's corner, it was just that -BZF- Petrolul Berca's Nistor Arjoca managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 6th minute, Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa's Menderes Uluç ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Nistor Arjoca. Nistor Arjoca yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. In the 9th minute, Mansur Rüşti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Şadi Cihaner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emilian Ciprian, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 19th minute Menderes Uluç shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nistor Arjoca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luca Coșereanu struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Şadi Cihaner didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for -BZF- Petrolul Berca. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel-Omar Di Berardino in the 22nd minute of play forced -BZF- Petrolul Berca's goalkeeper Nistor Arjoca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. -BZF- Petrolul Berca's Nistor Arjoca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel-Omar Di Berardino in the 22nd minute of play. Şadi Cihaner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emilian Ciprian, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. 27 minutes into the match, Emilian Ciprian had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Şadi Cihaner. Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Emilian Ciprian was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. -BZF- Petrolul Berca's Nistor Arjoca proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save -BZF- Petrolul Berca from getting a goal against them. Nistor Arjoca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Menderes Uluç in the 36th minute of the match. -BZF- Petrolul Berca's Nistor Arjoca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Seyhun Oyum in the 38th minute of play. Nistor Arjoca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Menderes Uluç, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mihai Opriș in the 42nd minute of play forced Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa's goalkeeper Şadi Cihaner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nistor Arjoca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Seyhun Oyum in the 45th minute of the match. Nistor Arjoca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Menderes Uluç, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 48th minute, Seyhun Oyum reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Nistor Arjoca. The goal made the score 2-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Menderes Uluç was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mădălin Hrib in the 54th minute of play forced Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa's goalkeeper Şadi Cihaner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nistor Arjoca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kubat Acıbadem in the 55th minute of the match. Nistor Arjoca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Seyhun Oyum, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Eliodor Birișu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Şadi Cihaner made a huge save. When Eliodor Rada fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored -BZF- Petrolul Berca's protests and gave Eliodor Rada a yellow card for diving instead. After 65 played minutes -BZF- Petrolul Berca got a freekick which was hit by Eliodor Rada. Nistor Arjoca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel-Omar Di Berardino in the 83rd minute of the match. Nistor Arjoca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel-Omar Di Berardino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the -BZF- Petrolul Berca defense, Seyhun Oyum kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nistor Arjoca. The -BZF- Petrolul Berca fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nistor Arjoca should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in -BZF- Petrolul Berca's zone, Menderes Uluç stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nistor Arjoca came out of the goal and Menderes Uluç tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of -BZF- Petrolul Berca booed when Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yavuz Bal didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Romeo Ghișerel in the 97th minute really tested Şadi Cihaner's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal.