U21 World League

CITY OF 1STANBUL
Spectators: 7727 (Terracing: 5796, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mert Kerdiğe made the kick off which started today's match. Mert Kerdiğe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, A.D. Alcorcón's Amerigo Batuecas got a free kick in the 8th minute. After 10 minutes of play, 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Erberk Tayman made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sergi Sabina was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sefa Rahmet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Natal Laredo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 17 minutes of play, 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Yavuz Selim Tunçdağ made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sergi Sabina was left in no man's land by his defense there! Yavuz Selim Tunçdağ made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 22ndth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Sergi Sabina would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gérard Piqué in the 23rd minute. After taking down the ball on 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's corner Gérard Piqué fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Sergi Sabina quite easily take care of the ball. Sergi Sabina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mert Kerdiğe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erberk Tayman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sergi Sabina having to interfere. Yavuz Selim Tunçdağ recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celedonio Pedraza in the 32nd minute of play forced 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's goalkeeper Sefa Rahmet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 33 minutes, Apoena Izquierdo made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Sefa Rahmet tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Natal Laredo fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A.D. Alcorcón's protests and gave Natal Laredo a yellow card for diving instead. Natal Laredo hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. 47 minutes into the match, Hasan Ali Burçak dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Sergi Sabina, 3-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Apoena Izquierdo made the kick off in the second half. 61 minutes into the match, Mert Kerdiğe had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sergi Sabina. A.D. Alcorcón's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mert Kerdiğe was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Sergi Sabina showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erberk Tayman in the 66th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Kerem Erensoy got a free kick in the 67th minute. Nusrettin Oran kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 83 minutes, the score became 7-1 when Mert Kerdiğe sped through A.D. Alcorcón's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sergi Sabina. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Yavuz Selim Tunçdağ managed to get in a good position for a shot. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's supporters rose to their feet, but Yavuz Selim Tunçdağ was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sergi Sabina breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Celedonio Pedraza got free with Sefa Rahmet in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Amerigo Batuecas charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Amerigo Batuecas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Amerigo Batuecas hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. 97 minutes into the match, A.D. Alcorcón's goal looked a bit too open when Dušan Tadić came free, but Sergi Sabina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.