U21 World League

Al Quds Yard
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sapardi Soeharto started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enginsu Necaettin in the 6th minute of play forced Palestine Free Land's goalkeeper Clifton Slaughter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 7 minutes into the match, Palestine Free Land's Amien Suhendar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Şentürk Cihanser narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Clifton Slaughter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mücahit Beyhan in the 15th minute of the match. Şentürk Cihanser made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amien Suhendar in the 25th minute of play. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Palestine Free Land's goalkeeper Clifton Slaughter, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mustafa Barış Doğanlar's late challenge caught a Palestine Free Land's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mustafa Barış Doğanlar helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, XL-Azrail Team's Mustafa Barış Doğanlar got a free kick in the 30th minute. Sapardi Soeharto who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 30thth minute tested the skills of Şentürk Cihanser when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Clifton Slaughter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fikri Zorlu in the 33rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, XL-Azrail Team's Tamer Necaettin got a free kick in the 34th minute. After 36 played minutes Palestine Free Land got a freekick which was hit by Amien Suhendar. Thanks to some nice moves Sapardi Soeharto could shoot a difficult shot in the 41st minute, which Şentürk Cihanser however easily saved by the left post. Clifton Slaughter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fikri Zorlu in the 43rd minute of the match. In the 43rd minute, Fikri Zorlu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mücahit Beyhan made a kick off. When Raşit Özerhan fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored XL-Azrail Team's protests and gave Raşit Özerhan a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Palestine Free Land booed when XL-Azrail Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raşit Özerhan didn't get a good kick on the ball. 53 minutes into the match, Palestine Free Land's goalkeeper Clifton Slaughter had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mücahit Beyhan. With a little luck, Palestine Free Land's Clifton Slaughter got control of the ball when Halit Ziya Oğuzer tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 57th minute, Enginsu Necaettin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The XL-Azrail Team fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Sapardi Soeharto kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Sapardi Soeharto kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. 73 minutes had been played when some careless play by Palestine Free Land's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Enginsu Necaettin was slow to take the kick. During this time XL-Azrail Team's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on XL-Azrail Team's corner Mücahit Beyhan fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Clifton Slaughter quite easily take care of the ball. Clifton Slaughter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fikri Zorlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as XL-Azrail Team's Mücahit Beyhan slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Clifton Slaughter. That made the score 0-2 after 78 minutes of play. Sapardi Soeharto took the ball and in the 80 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Şentürk Cihanser. Şentürk Cihanser dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. 86 minutes into the match, XL-Azrail Team's goal looked a bit too open when Sapardi Soeharto came free, but Şentürk Cihanser reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Clifton Slaughter made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Enginsu Necaettin sent off a good shot on target. Şentürk Cihanser didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zaki Tutuarima went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score.