U21 World League

Gold Raiders Arena
Spectators: 7509 (Terracing: 5632, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gheorghe Comănescu got the match started through his kick off. Cevahir Oyhan's late challenge caught a Hope AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cevahir Oyhan helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Gold Raiders FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Cevahir Oyhan hit a great ball. Sebastian Purje was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 4th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 5th minute Gheorghe Comănescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Resul Yalın saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arif Erdem could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Valentin Hâjdău made a huge save. Arif Erdems short, quick shot in the 11thth minute got Valentin Hâjdău to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Orkun Okanalp kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. In the 16th minute, Ahmet Hasan Tanju 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 supporters of Gold Raiders FC booed when Hope AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Răzvan Verzea didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arif Erdem kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. The goalkeeper, Valentin Hâjdău, was totally fooled by Gold Raiders FC's Mehmet Özdilek, who 25 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Resul Yalın took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gheorghe Comănescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 35 minutes into the match, Arif Erdem dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Valentin Hâjdău, 2-0. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Gold Raiders FC's Ahmet Hasan Tanju in the 38th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Valentin Hâjdău was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Hope AFC through an amazing save. Arif Erdem could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Valentin Hâjdău made a huge save. When Ahmet Hasan Tanju fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gold Raiders FC's protests and gave Ahmet Hasan Tanju a yellow card for diving instead. In the 41st match minute, Gold Raiders FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Hasan Tanju to maneuver through the defense. Sebastian Purje might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Resul Yalın. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sebastian Purje ran back to his position shaking his head. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arif Erdem stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Arif Erdem notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Hope AFC's Valentin Hâjdău. Valentin Hâjdău was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gheorghe Comănescu kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Valentin Hâjdău made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arif Erdem in the 57th minute of play. When Sebastian Purje fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hope AFC's protests and gave Sebastian Purje a yellow card for diving instead. Sebastian Purje hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. If Mehmet Özdilek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Mehmet Özdilek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arif Erdem in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Valentin Hâjdău saved Hope AFC from getting behind. In the 72nd minute, Arif Erdem left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gold Raiders FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Valentin Hâjdău made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arif Erdem in the 77th minute of play. After having played for 79 minutes, Arif Erdem managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gold Raiders FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arif Erdem was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Valentin Hâjdău took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arif Erdem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Uygur Üstüner kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Gold Raiders FC's Resul Yalın played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gheorghe Comănescu in the 84th minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, Arif Erdem notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Hope AFC's Valentin Hâjdău. Valentin Hâjdău was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gheorghe Comănescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Resul Yalın having to interfere. There was no doubt that Gold Raiders FC were the better team. Gold Raiders FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.