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Match Report
National Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Giannis Papadas made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Yavuz Selim Gulson sent off a good shot on target. In the 11th minute, Ömer Demirci made a precise shot to the right of Gianluca Buffon. U21 Turkey's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Giannis Papadas was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Yavuz Selim Gulson showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 22 minute of play. Giannis Papadas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yavuz Selim Gulson in the 30th minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 32nd minute of the game. One of KOCAELİSPOR:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of U21 Turkey:s goal. KOCAELİSPOR:s Giannis Papadas showed great skill when he stopped Isa Günyol:s penalty. Gianluca Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ömer Demirci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute of the match KOCAELİSPOR got a corner. U21 Turkey's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Peng Yang Guang ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led KOCAELİSPOR's Seyfullah Tuğsavan to fire away a dangerous shot which Gianluca Buffon despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Giannis Papadas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yavuz Selim Gulson in the 39th minute of the match. Giannis Papadas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yavuz Selim Gulson, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Gianluca Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ömer Demirci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gianluca Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ömer Demirci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ömer Demirci in the 46th minute of play forced U21 Turkey's goalkeeper Gianluca Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
The wind increased when Ömer Demirci made the kick off in the second half. After 59 minutes of play, KOCAELİSPOR's Ömer Demirci made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gianluca Buffon was left in no man's land by his defense there! Giannis Papadas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ayvaz Torum, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ediz Tekdoğan kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. KOCAELİSPOR's Alim Mübarek was substituted for Seyfullah Tuğsavan. KOCAELİSPOR made a substitution. Rafet Hazin replaced Ediz Tekdoğan. Ediz Tekdoğan hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Giannis Papadas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ayvaz Torum in the 72nd minute of the match. After 75 minutes of play, KOCAELİSPOR's Aşır Zabit made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gianluca Buffon was left in no man's land by his defense there! Giannis Papadas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ayvaz Torum in the 81st minute of play. Giannis Papadas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ayvaz Torum in the 88th minute of play. The supporters of KOCAELİSPOR booed when U21 Turkey was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ertuğrul İsmihan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 95th match minute, KOCAELİSPOR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baba Yorgun to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Ayvaz Torum managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Turkey's supporters rose to their feet, but Ayvaz Torum was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Giannis Papadas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the final whistle sounded KOCAELİSPOR left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than U21 Turkey.
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