National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 5149 (Terracing: 3862, Seating: 1184, VIP seats: 103) Tyron Mifsud made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Hakan Karabasov sent off a good shot on target. After 10 played minutes U21 Turkey got a freekick which was hit by Yunus-Emre Szalai. Hakan Karabasov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. U21 Malta's attentive Evan Carabott managed to snatch the ball when Yunus-Emre Szalai made a throw-in in the 23rd minute of the game. Tyron Mifsud made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Hakan Karabasov sent off a good shot on target. Mike Seguna charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mike Seguna the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mike Seguna kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Tyrone Griscti hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. U21 Turkey's Rıfat Baykal shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 30th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Tyron Mifsud but with some difficulty. Onur-Recep Kıvrak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dejan Hamilton in the 33rd minute of the match. Andrew Dalli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Onur-Recep Kıvrak having to interfere. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Malta's goalkeeper Tyron Mifsud, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 41st minute U21 Turkey were awarded a corner. Rıfat Baykal went to the cornerflag to take it. U21 Malta's Mike Seguna got his second yellow card of the match in the 43rd minute. The referee ordered Mike Seguna off the ground. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hakan Karabasov got free with Tyron Mifsud in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Hakan Karabasov made the kick off in the second half. Hakan Karabasov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tyron Mifsud read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Hakan Karabasov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tyron Mifsud was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. When the match clock showed 53 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Hakan Karabasov sped through U21 Malta's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tyron Mifsud. Tyron Mifsud took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet İlke Beşer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tyron Mifsud took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet İlke Beşer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tyron Mifsud showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hakan Karabasov in the 59th minute of the match. In the 62ndth minute of the game Ahmet İlke Beşer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Malta's Tyron Mifsud was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tyron Mifsud showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hakan Karabasov, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Tyron Mifsud made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet İlke Beşer in the 64th minute of play. U21 Malta's Lawrence Casa was substituted for Dejan Hamilton. A throw-in in the 67th minute of the game was made by Yunus-Emre Szalai with Hakan Karabasov as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Tyron Mifsud stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hakan Karabasov's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. Tyron Mifsud took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hakan Karabasov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tyron Mifsud showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hakan Karabasov, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Giuseppe Preca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Onur-Recep Kıvrak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giuseppe Preca, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. When the match clock showed 78 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Hakan Karabasov sped through U21 Malta's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tyron Mifsud. U21 Turkey made a substitution. İlbey Tunçdağ replaced Hakan Karabasov. U21 Malta's Keith De Fremeaux was substituted for Giuseppe Preca. In the 85th minute Keith De Fremeaux shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Onur-Recep Kıvrak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rıfat Baykal struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Tyron Mifsud didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Turkey. Tyron Mifsud showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from İlbey Tunçdağ, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Luke DeGaetano hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. İlbey Tunçdağ scored 3-0 in the 96th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tyron Mifsud, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. U21 Turkey's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.