U21 World League

Marcelo A. Bielsa
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marius Macovei kicked off to start the match. Mehmet Şefik Balcan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marius Macovei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mehmet Şefik Balcan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marius Macovei's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. Orçun Baloğlu succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 10th playminute. Pedrinho Mandrak stood somewhat misplaced when Orçun Baloğlu came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 20 minute. Pedrinho Mandrak made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Orçun Baloğlu sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Borussia Dortmund MZB booed when Newells Old Boys was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ulu Özkutsal didn't get a good kick on the ball. 32 minutes into the match, Newells Old Boys's goal looked a bit too open when Marius Macovei came free, but Mehmet Şefik Balcan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mehmet Şefik Balcan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafinha de Carvalho in the 37th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Orçun Baloğlu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Orçun Baloğlu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Pedrinho Mandrak was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pedrinho Mandrak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alkın Gökekin in the 57th minute of play. Newells Old Boys were furious when Güney Tekinsoy was red carded, 64 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After a rather tough play, Newells Old Boys's Güney Tekinsoy got a free kick in the 65th minute. Alkın Gökekin scored 4-0 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedrinho Mandrak, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Borussia Dortmund MZB booed when Newells Old Boys was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oğuzalp Baştürk didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Newells Old Boys getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Ulu Özkutsal hit a great ball. Alkın Gökekin scored 5-0 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedrinho Mandrak, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 87th minute, Marius Macovei reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Mehmet Şefik Balcan. The goal made the score 5-1. Mehmet Şefik Balcan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafinha de Carvalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute.