U23 World League

Unicorns Temple
Spectators: 7448 (Terracing: 5587, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fırat Çakıroğlu got the match started through his kick off. Valentin Alexandrescu kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. SarıKırmızı F.Akademisi's Alptuğ Erkılıç got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. SarıKırmızı F.Akademisi's İskender Veziroğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Răduț in the 8th minute of play. In the 11th minute Fırat Çakıroğlu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Corneliu Vulpăşin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fırat Çakıroğlu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Gottfried Ferdi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fırat Çakıroğlu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Corneliu Vulpăşin having to interfere. In the 26th minute Alptuğ Erkılıç shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Corneliu Vulpăşin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of SarıKırmızı F.Akademisi booed when Unicorns ™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Niculae Bărbulescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. SarıKırmızı F.Akademisi's Fırat Çakıroğlu got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Corneliu Vulpăşin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alptuğ Erkılıç in the 34th minute of play. After 36 minutes, Valentin Alexandrescu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Unicorns ™ and the SarıKırmızı F.Akademisi players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of SarıKırmızı F.Akademisi booed when Unicorns ™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valentin Alexandrescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alex Răduț stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Denis Negruț charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Denis Negruț the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Denis Negruț hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. İskender Veziroğlu came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by Unicorns ™'s Alex Răduț. But to his dismay, Alex Răduț quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Corneliu Vulpăşin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alptuğ Erkılıç in the 60th minute of the match. İskender Veziroğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Răduț in the 64th minute of play. If Atilla Er had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 67 minutes into the match, Niculae Bărbulescu notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of SarıKırmızı F.Akademisi's İskender Veziroğlu. İskender Veziroğlu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 70 played minutes SarıKırmızı F.Akademisi got a freekick which was hit by Gottfried Ferdi. 73 minutes into the match, Fırat Çakıroğlu notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Unicorns ™'s Corneliu Vulpăşin. Corneliu Vulpăşin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 76th minute, Alex Răduț left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Unicorns ™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. In the 79th match minute, SarıKırmızı F.Akademisi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hazar Derman to maneuver through the defense. 82 minutes into the match, Unicorns ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Gottfried Ferdi came free, but Corneliu Vulpăşin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 83rd minute Iulian Buciu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but İskender Veziroğlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 87 minutes into the game, Niculae Bărbulescu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Unicorns ™'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SarıKırmızı F.Akademisi the free kick. SarıKırmızı F.Akademisi's Alptuğ Erkılıç got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 92nd minute, Valentin Alexandrescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Unicorns ™ support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.