National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Don Gamarra charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Don Gamarra the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 4th match minute, U21 Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Don Gamarra to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot 8 in the game by Koča Kafarov from a close distance when the talented Gianluca Kán managed to make a qualified save. U21 Mexico's players were relieved. U21 Mexico's Don Gamarra got his second yellow card of the match in the 9th minute. The referee ordered Don Gamarra off the ground. A collision led to U21 Mexico getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Don Gamarra hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anıl Ege Ülger in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gianluca Kán saved U21 Mexico from getting behind. U21 Mexico's Gianluca Kán proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Mexico from getting a goal against them. 16 minutes into the game, Augusto Landero threw the ball into play from the sideline. U21 Turkey's Derviş Gülen quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. When Koča Kafarov came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the U21 Turkey 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 Koča Kafarov couldn't finish the play. Koča Kafarov in the 22ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gianluca Kán, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Koča Kafarov in the 22ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gianluca Kán, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 27 minutes into the game, Koča Kafarov recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Gianluca Kán. Koča Kafarov showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. U21 Turkey's Koča Kafarov got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Koča Kafarov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Gianluca Kán made a huge save. If Koča Kafarov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Conrado Tipi's late challenge caught a U21 Turkey's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Conrado Tipi helped the player get up and apologised. Gianluca Kán made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Koča Kafarov sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by César Delgado in the 38th minute of play forced U21 Turkey's goalkeeper Kutalp Demirağ to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Mexico's Gianluca Kán played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anıl Ege Ülger in the 39th minute of play. Gianluca Kán was out of position in the 46 minute of play, and Koča Kafarov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Koča Kafarov really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.
The wind increased when Eulalio Milio made the kick off in the second half. In the 52ndth minute of the game Koča Kafarov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Mexico's Gianluca Kán was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Koča Kafarov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gianluca Kán was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Gianluca Kán showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anıl Ege Ülger in the 55th minute of the match. Wilfredo Rey kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anıl Ege Ülger in the 61st minute of play forced U21 Mexico's goalkeeper Gianluca Kán to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gianluca Kán showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Koča Kafarov in the 63rd minute of the match. U21 Turkey's Kutalp Demirağ proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Turkey from getting a goal against them. Gianluca Kán stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Koča Kafarov's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. U21 Turkey's Yaşar Nuri Başbuğ was substituted for Anıl Ege Ülger. In the 74th minute of the match U21 Turkey got a corner. U21 Mexico's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Faruk Nafiz Eryilmaz ran over to the corner to take the kick. U21 Turkey's Kutalp Demirağ proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Turkey from getting a goal against them. 79 minutes into the match, Emre Çeliksu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gianluca Kán. U21 Mexico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Emre Çeliksu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. U21 Turkey's Ferdinho Yarangga was substituted for Okan Buruk. After 85 minutes, Damaso Jatsu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Mexico and the U21 Turkey players grew even worse after the yellow card. Damaso Jatsu kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. After 86 played minutes, U21 Turkey's Faruk Nafiz Eryilmaz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gianluca Kán came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in U21 Turkey reached it. In the 88th minute, Damaso Jatsu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 89th minute, Yaşar Nuri Başbuğ made a precise shot to the right of Gianluca Kán. U21 Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferdinho Yarangga in the 93rd minute of play forced U21 Mexico's goalkeeper Gianluca Kán to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th minute Emre Çeliksu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gianluca Kán saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. U21 Turkey had won after a very even match.
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