National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) A hard shot 9 in the game by Ted Bundy from a close distance when the talented Gianluca Buffon managed to make a qualified save. U21 Turkey's players were relieved. Lewis Bell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Halim Ekşioğlu in the 15th minute of play. In the 17th minute, William Baird hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 18 minutes into the match, U21 England's goal looked a bit too open when Tuncer Ongunalp came free, but Lewis Bell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lewis Bell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Çakabey Temizer in the 19th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, U21 England's goal looked a bit too open when Çakabey Temizer came free, but Lewis Bell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 24th minute, Fedai Akarsu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U21 Turkey's Gianluca Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hugh Barton in the 27th minute of play. In the 30th match minute, U21 England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andre Speed to maneuver through the defense. Lewis Bell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Halim Ekşioğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd minute Çakabey Temizer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lewis Bell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, U21 Turkey's goal looked a bit too open when Ted Bundy came free, but Gianluca Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leigh Rider got free with Gianluca Buffon in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Çakabey Temizer in the 37th minute of play forced U21 England's goalkeeper Lewis Bell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, U21 Turkey's Gianluca Buffon got control of the ball when Ted Bundy tried to sneak it across the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, U21 England's goal looked a bit too open when Haşmet Akboy came free, but Lewis Bell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ted Bundy made a kick off. In the 66th match minute, U21 England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kyle Porter to maneuver through the defense. Kyle Porter hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. In the 70th minute Tuncer Ongunalp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lewis Bell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. U21 Turkey were awarded a corner in the 72th minute after U21 England's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ali Macit Isfahanlı took the corner. U21 Turkey's Ali Macit Isfahanlı was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Lewis Bell in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 74th minute Ted Bundy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gianluca Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lewis Bell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baturhan Gürgan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 England made a substitution. Daryl Laverick replaced Ted Bundy. U21 England made a substitution. Giles Houghton replaced William Baird. U21 Turkey's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ali Macit Isfahanlı in the 80th minute. A nice corner shot did that Ali Macit Isfahanlı got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Lewis Bell quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Baturhan Gürgan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lewis Bell read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 87th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Turkey's zone, Leigh Rider stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gianluca Buffon came out of the goal and Leigh Rider tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 91 minutes into the match, U21 England's goal looked a bit too open when Tuncer Ongunalp came free, but Lewis Bell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th match minute, U21 England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andre Speed to maneuver through the defense. The U21 England supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching U21 Turkey's performance. The match ended with a win for U21 Turkey.
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