U21 World League

Anderlecht Republic
Spectators: 8040 (Terracing: 6031, Seating: 1849, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alexandrino Gameiro started the match with the kick off. When FC Anderlecht Huachipato's Alexandrino Gameiro in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gondor FC™'s goalie prevented a goal. Serbülent Baysan came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by Gondor FC™'s Bard Bowman. But to his dismay, Bard Bowman quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Serbülent Baysan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amar Amautović, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th minute Gondor FC™ were awarded a corner. Amar Amautović went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to Gondor FC™'s Rejhan Behić getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 13th match minute, FC Anderlecht Huachipato was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexandrino Gameiro to maneuver through the defense. The referee felt a red card was in order, 15 minutes into the game, when Zarif Enzić put in a rough tackle. In the 15th minute, one of Gondor FC™:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Gondor FC™. In the 17th minute there was a penalty for FC Anderlecht Huachipato. Victorio Monte stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Tahir Srna. 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elfar Elrond in the 19th minute of play forced FC Anderlecht Huachipato's goalkeeper Serbülent Baysan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tahir Srna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos José Opazo in the 22nd minute of the match. Serbülent Baysan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elfar Elrond, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Gondor FC™'s Tahir Srna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandrino Gameiro in the 26th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elfar Elrond in the 28th minute of play forced FC Anderlecht Huachipato's goalkeeper Serbülent Baysan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Gondor FC™'s goal looked a bit too open when Carlos José Opazo came free, but Tahir Srna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 36 minutes of play, FC Anderlecht Huachipato's Alexandrino Gameiro made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tahir Srna was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 41 played minutes FC Anderlecht Huachipato got a freekick which was hit by Roberto-Carlos Braga. After 42 played minutes FC Anderlecht Huachipato got a freekick which was hit by Ilan Tissandier. When Amar Amautović came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Gondor FC™ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Amar Amautović couldn't finish the play. Mariano Rondón kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Elfar Elrond to make the kick off. Husein Bilalović hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. In the 59thth minute of the game Alexandrino Gameiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gondor FC™'s Tahir Srna was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 63 minutes into the game, Mariano Rondón was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Anderlecht Huachipato's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gondor FC™ the free kick. Serbülent Baysan made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Amar Amautović sent off a good shot on target. After 71 played minutes Gondor FC™ got a freekick which was hit by Amar Amautović. After 72 played minutes FC Anderlecht Huachipato got a freekick which was hit by Carlos José Opazo. Šećer Pejović sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gondor FC™ made a substitution. Aca Hakimović replaced Elfar Elrond. Šećer Pejović struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Serbülent Baysan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gondor FC™. In the 86thth minute of the game Aca Hakimović who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Anderlecht Huachipato's Serbülent Baysan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, FC Anderlecht Huachipato's Carlos José Opazo got a free kick in the 87th minute. Šećer Pejović received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Serbülent Baysan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 92nd minute, Gondor FC™'s Aca Hakimović dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-3. After 96 played minutes FC Anderlecht Huachipato got a freekick which was hit by Karem Ghadhanfer. A collision led to FC Anderlecht Huachipato getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Ilan Tissandier hit a great ball. Serbülent Baysan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amar Amautović, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute. The Gondor FC™ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Gondor FC™ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.