U21 World League

Mineirão
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ian Abreu took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Aloísio Vargas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haldun Gürdal in the 5th minute of play. Abbas Ergüner charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abbas Ergüner the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 14 minutes into the match, ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ's goal looked a bit too open when Wilson Piazza came free, but Onur Kıvrak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ's Haldun Gürdal managed to work through Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Haldun Gürdal dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Aybar Cebir charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aybar Cebir the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 26th match minute, ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aybar Cebir to maneuver through the defense. Aloísio Vargas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adem Aslan in the 36th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ian Abreu in the 42nd minute of play forced ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ's goalkeeper Onur Kıvrak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 46 minutes into the game, when Hélder Lara put in a rough tackle. Hélder Lara hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Aloísio Vargas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Şafak Yücelay in the 47th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mustafa Namık Raşit to make the kick off. A hard shot 58 in the game by Mustafa Namık Raşit from a close distance when the talented Aloísio Vargas managed to make a qualified save. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's players were relieved. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube made a substitution. Renatinho Linhares replaced Vicente Chaves. In the 64th match minute, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adelino Simão to maneuver through the defense. Mustafa Namık Raşit could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Aloísio Vargas made a huge save. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's defense didn't have a chance, in the 75th minute, when Haldun Gürdal scored to the left of an out of position Aloísio Vargas, making the score, 0-1. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Fábio Garcia was substituted for Tarcisio Goiano. In the 85th match minute, ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adem Aslan to maneuver through the defense. Aloísio Vargas didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 88th minute, which inside left pole to 0-2. In the 92nd minute, Perivaldo Valle got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.