U21 World League

Academia RIO
Spectators: 7985 (Terracing: 5990, Seating: 1836, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zhou Yuan Ting kicked off to start the match. In the 8th minute Radu Păvăloae shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Varol Barkın saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zeynel Özilhan kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. In the 15th minute, Academia Rio's Sergiu Coșeriu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radu Păvăloae in the 19th minute of play forced Fidan SK's goalkeeper Varol Barkın to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Varol Barkın made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Radu Păvăloae sent off a good shot on target. Gigel Tilea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hadi Salah in the 24th minute of the match. Academia Rio's Nicolae Hizo quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Zeynel Özilhan, made in the 30th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Radu Păvăloae in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Varol Barkın saved Fidan SK from getting behind. The Fidan SK fans' excitement grew in the 35th match minute when Fidan SK's Hadi Salah looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Mihai Oniga charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mihai Oniga the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 47th minute, Jean Oltean hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 48th minute, Kerem Civan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fidan SK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Radu Păvăloae stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Aytaç Durucan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Academia Rio getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Mihai Oniga hit a great ball. In the 74th minute Hadi Salah suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dumitru Pantelimon during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Fidan SK booed when Academia Rio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dumitru Pantelimon didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 80 played minutes Fidan SK got a freekick which was hit by Ahmet Davut Terim. In the 81st minute, Moisés Veiga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zhou Yuan Ting in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gigel Tilea prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gigel Tilea made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zhou Yuan Ting in the 86th minute. Sergiu Coșeriu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Academia Rio's Sergiu Coșeriu got a free kick in the 93rd minute. With an all-out effort, Fidan SK's Gigel Tilea threw himself towards the right post 97 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Leon Brack, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The Academia Rio supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Fidan SK's performance. The match ended with a win for Fidan SK.