U21 World League

ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎ ᗩᖇEᑎᗩ
Spectators: 7847 (Terracing: 5887, Seating: 1804, VIP seats: 156) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zühtü Vakkasoğlu kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Haldun Gürdal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After a rather tough play, ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ's Özkan Öztaş got a free kick in the 8th minute. Francisco do Vale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adem Aslan, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. If Gildo Sá had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zühtü Vakkasoğlu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Francisco do Vale firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 30th minute, Mestre GG's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Zühtü Vakkasoğlu fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 30 minutes into the match, Mestre GG's goalkeeper Francisco do Vale had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zühtü Vakkasoğlu. ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after Mestre GG's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Abbas Ergüner took the corner. After a rather tough play, ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ's Kartal Lefter got a free kick in the 32nd minute. A collision led to Mestre GG getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Zeca Donatello hit a great ball. Francisco do Vale showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mustafa Namık Raşit in the 37th minute of the match. Onur Kıvrak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gildo Sá in the 41st minute of play. In the 47th minute Haldun Gürdal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisco do Vale saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

52 minutes into the match, ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ's goalkeeper Onur Kıvrak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fiori Campidelis. When Abbas Ergüner fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ's protests and gave Abbas Ergüner a yellow card for diving instead. In the 63rd minute, Abbas Ergüner hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Betinho Mangueira hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 73 minutes into the game, when Christian Donato put in a rough tackle. After a defensive mix-up in Mestre GG's zone, Abbas Ergüner stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Francisco do Vale came out of the goal and Abbas Ergüner tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Onur Kıvrak made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Gildo Sá sent off a good shot on target. Chiquinho Sergipano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mestre GG's Francisco do Vale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zühtü Vakkasoğlu in the 87th minute of play. Adem Aslan's late challenge caught a Mestre GG's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adem Aslan helped the player get up and apologised. Adem Aslan hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Savaş Somer during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Onur Kıvrak went to the wrong direction when Benjamim Medeiros was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. A collision led to ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Dominic Bradfield hit a great ball. ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Mestre GG for a fine match.