U21 World League

Gothic Souls Arena
Spectators: 7702 (Terracing: 5778, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Paul Scholes started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Cristo Urtungo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cats and dogs's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristo Urtungo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Orhun İltemur breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gothic Souls's Orhun İltemur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kader Miguet in the 8th minute of play. After 14 minutes, Jean-Pascal Herrmann mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cats and dogs and the Gothic Souls players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gothic Souls were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after Cats and dogs's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cumali Radi took the corner. After taking down the ball on Gothic Souls's corner Cumali Radi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gaétan Toullec quite easily take care of the ball. In the 18th minute of the match, Paul Scholes tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gaétan Toullec saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Paul Scholes received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gaétan Toullec came out and tried to block the shot, but Paul Scholes slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 21st minute. A collision led to Cats and dogs getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Tony Jérémie hit a great ball. Sezer İnan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gaétan Toullec made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sezer İnan in the 26th minute of play. Cumali Radi's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 28thth minute, Gaétan Toullec skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Orhun İltemur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kader Miguet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st minute of the game Özden Nesefi made a throw-in which Sezer İnan played forward. When Christophe Montaigne came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Cats and dogs 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 Christophe Montaigne couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Cats and dogs getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Jean-Pascal Herrmann hit a great ball. 45 minutes into the match, Gothic Souls's goal looked a bit too open when Christophe Montaigne came free, but Orhun İltemur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 46 minutes, Kader Miguet put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Orhun İltemur.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Christophe Montaigne made a kick off. 58 minutes into the match, Cats and dogs's goal looked a bit too open when Cumali Radi came free, but Gaétan Toullec reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cemil Aksungur struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Gaétan Toullec didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gothic Souls. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kader Miguet in the 62nd minute of play forced Gothic Souls's goalkeeper Orhun İltemur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cats and dogs's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Christophe Montaigne in the 71st minute. Cats and dogs's Christophe Montaigne was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Orhun İltemur in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Cemil Aksungur kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. In the 73rdth minute of the game Kader Miguet who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gothic Souls's Orhun İltemur was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tony Jérémie made a great header on Cats and dogs's corner, it was just that Gothic Souls's Orhun İltemur managed to reach the ball for a save. Orhun İltemur came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by Cats and dogs's Kader Miguet. But to his dismay, Kader Miguet quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. Cats and dogs were awarded a corner in the 81th minute after Gothic Souls's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Christophe Montaigne took the corner. With a little luck, Gothic Souls's Orhun İltemur got control of the ball when Christophe Montaigne tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 85th minute by Kader Miguet got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Christophe Montaigne might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Orhun İltemur. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Christophe Montaigne ran back to his position shaking his head. Cats and dogs's attentive Jean-Pascal Herrmann managed to snatch the ball when Mehmet Bedri Korhan made a throw-in in the 96th minute of the game. The Cats and dogs supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Cats and dogs would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.