U18 World League

Coffin Arena
Spectators: 7699 (Terracing: 5775, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) After a defensive mix-up in Stiinta-Univ.'s zone, Alpay Batır stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edgar Coposu came out of the goal and Alpay Batır tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aristide Pupăzan's late challenge caught a Beyaz Zenciler's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aristide Pupăzan helped the player get up and apologised. Aristide Pupăzan hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Fikri Yazıcıoğlu hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Baybars Hezarfen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horaţiu Corduneanu in the 18th minute of the match. Laurențiu Muntean scored 0-2 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Baybars Hezarfen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 31 minutes into the match, Beyaz Zenciler's goal looked a bit too open when Traian Lupescu came free, but Baybars Hezarfen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. İbrahim Ethem Mengübay charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed İbrahim Ethem Mengübay the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 32nd minute, İbrahim Ethem Mengübay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. It was beautiful to see Stiinta-Univ.'s Sever Danciu in action when he in the 34th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Ziya Onur Evvel struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Edgar Coposu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Beyaz Zenciler. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Baha Vurgun to make the kick off. Ziya Onur Evvel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ziya Onur Evvel hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. In the 59th minute, Laurențiu Muntean left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Stiinta-Univ. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Baybars Hezarfen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Irinel Itoafă went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. Baybars Hezarfen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Irinel Itoafă, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Baybars Hezarfen made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Laurențiu Muntean sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Beyaz Zenciler's Baha Vurgun got a free kick in the 81st minute. 96 minutes into the game, Stiinta-Univ.'s Horaţiu Corduneanu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Baybars Hezarfen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5. When the final whistle sounded Stiinta-Univ. left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Beyaz Zenciler.