U23 World League

İSTANBUL İNÖNÜ STADI
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sandu Cârlan got the match started through his kick off. Haldun Birtan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sandu Cârlan's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. In the 5th minute, Tolunay Cire hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 5 played minutes, AFC Nirosxn 08's Eusebiu Feteanu shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Haldun Birtan 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 AFC Nirosxn 08 reached it. Peyami Özduru charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Peyami Özduru the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to AYYILDIZ getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Peyami Özduru hit a great ball. Haldun Birtan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ivan Baniu went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After having played for 16 minutes, Romeo Elenescu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AFC Nirosxn 08's supporters crossed their fingers, but Romeo Elenescu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Eusebiu Feteanu charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eusebiu Feteanu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to AFC Nirosxn 08 getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Eusebiu Feteanu hit a great ball. In the 18th minute, Gökalp Behram 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. If Gökalp Behram had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alex Corbuț was a little too slow when İbrahim Ethem Reşit got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 24th minute. The score was now 1-2. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind AYYILDIZ's goalkeeper Haldun Birtan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 34 minutes of play, AFC Nirosxn 08's Ivan Baniu made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Haldun Birtan was left in no man's land by his defense there! 37 minutes into the match, Sandu Cârlan notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of AYYILDIZ's Haldun Birtan. Haldun Birtan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ivan Baniu kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-5 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yıldırım Yaman to make the kick off. In the 54th minute Zekeriya Ocakoğlu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Corbuț saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 59 minutes into the match, Romeo Elenescu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Haldun Birtan, 1-6. After having played for 62 minutes, Sandu Cârlan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AFC Nirosxn 08's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sandu Cârlan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 67 minutes into the match, Ivan Baniu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Haldun Birtan, 1-7. When Arın Ferhat Avcıoğlu fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AYYILDIZ's protests and gave Arın Ferhat Avcıoğlu a yellow card for diving instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Ivan Baniu managed to get in a good position for a shot. AFC Nirosxn 08's supporters rose to their feet, but Ivan Baniu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Haldun Birtan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Romeo Elenescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ivan Baniu got free with Haldun Birtan in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 76 minutes into the game, Gökalp Behram was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AYYILDIZ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AFC Nirosxn 08 the free kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Romeo Elenescu in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Haldun Birtan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet as Sandu Cârlan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Haldun Birtan. That made the score 1-8 in the 82 minute of play. In the 87th minute, Ivan Baniu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Haldun Birtan was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-9. Haldun Birtan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ivan Baniu in the 95th minute. AFC Nirosxn 08's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.