U21 World League

EAGLE ARENA
Spectators: 7637 (Terracing: 5729, Seating: 1756, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ahmet Baki Uzsoy started the match with the kick off. Giovanni Ferraz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Haydar Özdinç in the 5th minute of play. Haydar Özdinç fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giovanni Ferraz having to interfere. Thanks to some nice moves Ahmet Baki Uzsoy could shoot a difficult shot in the 15th minute, which Giovanni Ferraz however easily saved by the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Marc-Joel Kröger managed to get in a good position for a shot. Olympique Deleon's supporters rose to their feet, but Marc-Joel Kröger was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hatemi Cire breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 19 minutes into the match, istanbulls's goal looked a bit too open when Marc-Joel Kröger came free, but Hatemi Cire reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 20 played minutes istanbulls got a freekick which was hit by Nafiz Özaydın. In the 23rd match minute, istanbulls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Baki Uzsoy to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Ahmet Baki Uzsoy managed to get in a good position for a shot. istanbulls's supporters rose to their feet, but Ahmet Baki Uzsoy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Giovanni Ferraz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 37th minute Haydar Özdinç shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giovanni Ferraz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Augusto Varela took the ball and in the 38 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hatemi Cire. Hatemi Cire dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Giovanni Ferraz made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Ahmet Baki Uzsoy sent off a good shot on target.

In the 54th minute Kaan Erginsoy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giovanni Ferraz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kaan Erginsoy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Samuel Dahlberg got free with Hatemi Cire in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 60th minute, Ahmet Baki Uzsoy ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Giovanni Ferraz was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Samuel Dahlberg got free with Hatemi Cire in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, istanbulls's Nafiz Özaydın got a free kick in the 67th minute. A hard shot by Augusto Varela from long distance, 68 minutes into the match, got Hatemi Cire's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. A collision led to istanbulls getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Saruhan Eker hit a great ball. Haydar Özdinç scored 2-1 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Giovanni Ferraz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Giovanni Ferraz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Haydar Özdinç, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kaan Erginsoy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giovanni Ferraz having to interfere. Hüsmen Soyurgal was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 93 minutes into the match. 94 minutes into the game, Olympique Deleon's Augusto Varela nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hatemi Cire made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. istanbulls's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.