U21 World League

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Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sertel Tugal started the match with the kick off. Sertel Tugal scored 0-2 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nechifor Oargă, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 12 minutes into the match, Sertel Tugal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nechifor Oargă. FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sertel Tugal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Gavril Niculiță's late challenge caught a KOCAELİSPOR's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gavril Niculiță helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of KOCAELİSPOR booed when FC UNIREA Alba Iulia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gavril Niculiță didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 17 minutes, Liviu Sbârcea mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC UNIREA Alba Iulia and the KOCAELİSPOR players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 17 played minutes FC UNIREA Alba Iulia got a freekick which was hit by Liviu Sbârcea. Sertel Tugal took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nechifor Oargă. Nechifor Oargă dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eser İmamoğlu in the 23rd minute of play forced FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's goalkeeper Nechifor Oargă to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The KOCAELİSPOR fans' excitement grew in the 25th match minute when KOCAELİSPOR's Sertel Tugal looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 33 minutes of play, FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Gigi Câmpeanu made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arif Burak Çimen was left in no man's land by his defense there! 36 minutes into the game, Iordache Tutuianu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave KOCAELİSPOR the free kick. The supporters of KOCAELİSPOR booed when FC UNIREA Alba Iulia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iordache Tutuianu didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sertel Tugal in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nechifor Oargă saved FC UNIREA Alba Iulia from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kerimhan Yalavaç during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 41st match minute, KOCAELİSPOR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kerimhan Yalavaç to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gigi Câmpeanu during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-5 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gigi Câmpeanu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. KOCAELİSPOR made a substitution. Nazım Ruhsat replaced Metin Oktay. KOCAELİSPOR's Halis Tuncaral was substituted for Arslan Kamran. In the 66th minute, KOCAELİSPOR's Mehmet Emrah Bakırcı seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Mehmet Emrah Bakırcı the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of KOCAELİSPOR protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Mehmet Emrah Bakırcı had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in KOCAELİSPOR fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 66th minute. Penalty! With an all-out effort, KOCAELİSPOR's Nechifor Oargă threw himself towards the right post 72 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Rüknettin Nasih, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 74th minute Sertel Tugal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nechifor Oargă saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gavril Niculiță in the 77th minute of play forced KOCAELİSPOR's goalkeeper Arif Burak Çimen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute Sertel Tugal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nechifor Oargă saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 83 minutes, Cazimir Iorgovan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC UNIREA Alba Iulia and the KOCAELİSPOR players grew even worse after the yellow card. If Sertel Tugal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sertel Tugal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nechifor Oargă having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Sertel Tugal managed to get in a good position for a shot. KOCAELİSPOR's supporters rose to their feet, but Sertel Tugal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nechifor Oargă breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Halis Tuncaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nechifor Oargă was out of position in the 95 minute of play, and Sertel Tugal capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sertel Tugal really showed his touch with that goal: 2-6. KOCAELİSPOR's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.