U21 World League

CAN ERZURUM ARENA
Spectators: 7678 (Terracing: 5759, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Thiago Almada kicked off to start the match. If Milton Umaña had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hakkı Deniz Yerlikaya kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. In the 5th minute, Thiago Almada hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 7 minutes into the match, Thiago Almada had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tuncer Polathan. CAN ERZURUM's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Thiago Almada was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Juan José Ferraro hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Ahmet İlke Akbayrak came free with the goalkeeper in the 11th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Opah Gol could save by the left post. 13 minutes had been played when some careless play by GuateFortín's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Atay Neba was slow to take the kick. During this time CAN ERZURUM's players had a chance to rest. A collision led to GuateFortín getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Milton Umaña hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Golo Machinam during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to CAN ERZURUM getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Golo Machinam hit a great ball. 18 minutes into the match, CAN ERZURUM's goal looked a bit too open when Thiago Almada came free, but Tuncer Polathan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 23 minutes CAN ERZURUM's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Victor Sotomayor who took care of the corner kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Milton Umaña managed to get in a good position for a shot. GuateFortín's supporters rose to their feet, but Milton Umaña was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tuncer Polathan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 27th minute, Juan José Ferraro 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. In the 30th match minute, CAN ERZURUM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hakkı Deniz Yerlikaya to maneuver through the defense. Tuncer Polathan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juan José Ferraro, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 34th minute of the match GuateFortín got a corner. CAN ERZURUM's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Victor Sotomayor ran over to the corner to take the kick. GuateFortín's Victor Sotomayor was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Tuncer Polathan in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Juan José Ferraro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tuncer Polathan having to make a save. Juan José Ferraro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tuncer Polathan having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in GuateFortín's zone, Ahmet İlke Akbayrak stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Opah Gol came out of the goal and Ahmet İlke Akbayrak tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Mauri Icardi made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to CAN ERZURUM getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Okan Buruk hit a great ball. Opah Gol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauri Icardi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 60 minutes into the match, GuateFortín's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet İlke Akbayrak came free, but Opah Gol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Okan Buruk lost his temper 61 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Okan Buruk hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. GuateFortín's Alberto Santamaria was substituted for David Ruiz. In the 63rd minute, Victor Sotomayor sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and CAN ERZURUM's Tuncer Polathan didn't even have to move. In the 69th minute, Baltazar Fornos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 81st minute, Ahmet İlke Akbayrak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. GuateFortín's Julio Asad was substituted for Miguel Ángel Reguera. GuateFortín's Abraham Santamaria was substituted for Eliseo Umanzor. In the 83rd minute, Ahmet İlke Akbayrak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Julio Asad came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the GuateFortín 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 Julio Asad couldn't finish the play. 86 minutes into the match, GuateFortín's goal looked a bit too open when Golo Machinam came free, but Opah Gol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, GuateFortín's Thiago Almada got a free kick in the 92nd minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched GuateFortín eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.