Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Yavuz Selim Gulson made the kick off and thus started the match. Giannis Papadas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yavuz Selim Gulson in the 3rd minute. In the 5th minute Yavuz Selim Gulson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giannis Papadas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, KOCAELİSPOR's goalkeeper Giannis Papadas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yavuz Selim Gulson. 13 minutes into the match, KOCAELİSPOR's goalkeeper Giannis Papadas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yavuz Selim Gulson. KOCAELİSPOR's Ömer Demirci got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, KOCAELİSPOR's Ömer Demirci got a free kick in the 18th minute. Ersin Günyol made in the 22nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Alpay Akbudun immediately put the ball in play. After a defensive mix-up in KOCAELİSPOR's zone, Isa Günyol stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Giannis Papadas came out of the goal and Isa Günyol tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Yavuz Selim Gulson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Through an outstanding action, after 29 minutes, Giannis Papadas successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Gianluca Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ömer Demirci, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. With a little luck, KOCAELİSPOR's Giannis Papadas got control of the ball when Yavuz Selim Gulson tried to sneak it across the goal line. When KOCAELİSPOR's Ömer Demirci in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Turkey's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, KOCAELİSPOR's Peng Yang Guang got a free kick in the 39th minute. KOCAELİSPOR's Giannis Papadas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yavuz Selim Gulson in the 40th minute of play. Giannis Papadas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yavuz Selim Gulson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. KOCAELİSPOR's Giannis Papadas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yavuz Selim Gulson in the 45th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ömer Demirci stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th match minute, U21 Turkey was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yağızalp Öznur to maneuver through the defense. 58 minutes into the match, KOCAELİSPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Alpay Akbudun came free, but Giannis Papadas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alpay Akbudun in the 58th minute of play forced KOCAELİSPOR's goalkeeper Giannis Papadas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 59 minutes into the match, Yavuz Selim Gulson notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of KOCAELİSPOR's Giannis Papadas. Giannis Papadas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. U21 Turkey's Ahmet Boran Tekinalp was substituted for Yağızalp Öznur. U21 Turkey's İbrahim Efe Akarsu was substituted for Isa Günyol. KOCAELİSPOR made a substitution. Rafet Hazin replaced Ediz Tekdoğan. KOCAELİSPOR made a substitution. Alim Mübarek replaced Seyfullah Tuğsavan. If Aşır Zabit had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. U21 Turkey's Gianluca Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aşır Zabit in the 69th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aşır Zabit got free with Gianluca Buffon in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 80 played minutes U21 Turkey got a freekick which was hit by Ersin Günyol. Gianluca Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aşır Zabit, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. A collision led to U21 Turkey getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Ersin Günyol hit a great ball. Giannis Papadas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from İbrahim Efe Akarsu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 93 minutes had been played when some careless play by U21 Turkey's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Peng Yang Guang was slow to take the kick. During this time KOCAELİSPOR's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Peng Yang Guang got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gianluca Buffon quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Atilla Tüzüner kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. KOCAELİSPOR's Peng Yang Guang got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.