U21 World League

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Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Moises Gines started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Çağrı Genişyürek had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ruben Balesio. Funebrero FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Çağrı Genişyürek was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. When Basilio Valiente came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Funebrero 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 Basilio Valiente couldn't finish the play. Cafer Hekimoğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Modesto Hulberto in the 16th minute of the match. G . S A R A Y's Cafer Hekimoğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Modesto Hulberto in the 23rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Modesto Hulberto in the 26th minute of play forced G . S A R A Y's goalkeeper Cafer Hekimoğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cafer Hekimoğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moises Gines in the 30th minute of play. The supporters of G . S A R A Y booed when Funebrero FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Modesto Hulberto didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Metin Yaltırak in the 39th minute of play forced Funebrero FC's goalkeeper Ruben Balesio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes into the game, Metin Yaltırak recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ruben Balesio. Metin Yaltırak showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Çağrı Genişyürek stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Ahmet Ege Topçay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of G . S A R A Y booed when Funebrero FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eulalio Guillem didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paşa Ali Tanyıldız's late challenge caught a Funebrero FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Paşa Ali Tanyıldız helped the player get up and apologised. In the 54th match minute, G . S A R A Y was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paşa Ali Tanyıldız to maneuver through the defense. Isidro Fero hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Metin Yaltırak took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 60th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ruben Balesio. Funebrero FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ruben Balesio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Çağrı Genişyürek's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. Ruben Balesio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Metin Yaltırak in the 63rd minute of the match. In the 65th minute, Çağrı Genişyürek ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ruben Balesio was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Funebrero FC's Ruben Balesio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paşa Ali Tanyıldız in the 69th minute of play. Moises Gines received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Cafer Hekimoğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Çağrı Genişyürek managed to get in a good position for a shot. G . S A R A Y's supporters rose to their feet, but Çağrı Genişyürek was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ruben Balesio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Modesto Hulberto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cafer Hekimoğlu having to interfere. Cafer Hekimoğlu had great luck who in the 79thth minute grab hold of the ball when Modesto Hulberto from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. A collision led to G . S A R A Y getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Ahmet Ege Topçay hit a great ball. Funebrero FC's Isidro Fero got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 90 minutes into the match, G . S A R A Y's goalkeeper Cafer Hekimoğlu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Basilio Valiente. Cafer Hekimoğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eulalio Guillem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. G . S A R A Y's Cafer Hekimoğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eulalio Guillem in the 96th minute of play. G . S A R A Y's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.