U21 World League

Gold Raiders Arena
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) After 2 played minutes Juventus EC got a freekick which was hit by Zé Moura. After some careless play in the Gold Raiders FC defense, Serafim Bittencourt kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Resul Yalın. The Gold Raiders FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Resul Yalın should have stopped the shot. Ahmet Hasan Tanju's late challenge caught a Juventus EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ahmet Hasan Tanju helped the player get up and apologised. Ahmet Hasan Tanju kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the game, Yuri Alberto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Resul Yalın was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 21 minutes of play, Gold Raiders FC's Arif Erdem made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mateus de Senna was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Serafim Bittencourt in the 24th minute of play forced Gold Raiders FC's goalkeeper Resul Yalın to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Resul Yalın showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Paulo Correia in the 25th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Juventus EC's zone, Arif Erdem stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mateus de Senna came out of the goal and Arif Erdem tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Frederico Recife during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 33rd minute, Cenap Kerem hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 36th minute, José Paulo Correia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 37 minutes, Arif Erdem took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Mateus de Senna to make any attempt to save it. 48 minutes into the match, Gold Raiders FC's goal looked a bit too open when Yuri Alberto came free, but Resul Yalın reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

Arif Erdem blasted a shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mateus de Senna having to make a save. In the 53rd minute, Ahmet Hasan Tanju hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serafim Bittencourt in the 61st minute of play forced Gold Raiders FC's goalkeeper Resul Yalın to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mateus de Senna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arif Erdem in the 62nd minute of the match. Resul Yalın showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuri Alberto, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 67 minutes, Resul Yalın successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 68 minutes had been played when some careless play by Gold Raiders FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Frederico Recife was slow to take the kick. During this time Juventus EC's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Juventus EC's Yuri Alberto to a score. 2-3 in the 68th minute. In the 72nd minute Arif Erdem shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mateus de Senna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 76th 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: 3-3. Gold Raiders FC's Resul Yalın played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serafim Bittencourt in the 90th minute of play. The Juventus EC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Gold Raiders FC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.