U21 World League

Estadio Santa Gala
Spectators: 7565 (Terracing: 5675, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Teodosio Lain started the match with the kick off. Namık Hafız took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Guifre Eguilaz. Guifre Eguilaz 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. The supporters of Lions Of Turks booed when Tiburones Rojos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Feliberto Argina didn't get a good kick on the ball. Namık Hafız recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 14 played minutes Tiburones Rojos got a freekick which was hit by Gerardo Ederono. If Arif Buğra Onursu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 20thth minute of the game Namık Hafız who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tiburones Rojos's Guifre Eguilaz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Namık Hafız had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Guifre Eguilaz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Namık Hafız, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Tiburones Rojos's Guifre Eguilaz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Namık Hafız in the 37th minute of play. 38 minutes into the game, Gerardo Ederono threw the ball into play from the sideline. Lions Of Turks's Arif Burak Erengüç quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After having played for 39 minutes, Namık Hafız managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lions Of Turks's supporters crossed their fingers, but Namık Hafız was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Lions Of Turks's Arif Burak Erengüç got a free kick in the 40th minute. If Tony Palmeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gerardo Ederono made in the 46th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Teodosio Lain immediately put the ball in play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Namık Hafız made a kick off. Through an outstanding action, after 51 minutes, Guifre Eguilaz successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Cengiz Bozbey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sixto Tristan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Gencay Akbayrak came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Lions Of Turks 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 Gencay Akbayrak couldn't finish the play. Guifre Eguilaz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Namık Hafız, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. The attack was good, but when Namık Hafız in the 59th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Cengiz Bozbey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sixto Tristan in the 63rd minute of the match. Guifre Eguilaz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Namık Hafız, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Namık Hafız in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Guifre Eguilaz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lions Of Turks's Cengiz Bozbey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teodosio Lain in the 77th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, Lions Of Turks's goal looked a bit too open when Sixto Tristan came free, but Cengiz Bozbey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tiburones Rojos made a substitution. Teofilo Venceslao replaced Marcelo Elia. In the 89th match minute, Lions Of Turks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arif Burak Erengüç to maneuver through the defense. Cengiz Bozbey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teodosio Lain, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teodosio Lain in the 95th minute of play forced Lions Of Turks's goalkeeper Cengiz Bozbey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 97th minute, Namık Hafız 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.