National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 10305 (Terracing: 7729, Seating: 2370, VIP seats: 206) U21 Turkey's Ahmet Ceyhan Kocaman started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elo Klokman got free with Halit Ziya Şahdar in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 5 minutes into the match, U21 Turkey's goal looked a bit too open when Elo Klokman came free, but Halit Ziya Şahdar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Müfit Özveri charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Müfit Özveri the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to U21 Turkey getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Müfit Özveri hit a great ball. Ahmet Ceyhan Kocaman hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Halit Ziya Şahdar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas Stren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Denmark's Rolf Schuchardt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Müfit Özveri in the 22nd minute of play. Müfit Özveri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Rolf Schuchardt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of U21 Turkey booed when U21 Denmark was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fredrik Kræmer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rolf Schuchardt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Müfit Özveri, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. U21 Denmark were furious when Fredrik Kræmer was red carded, 39 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Müfit Özveri managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Turkey's supporters rose to their feet, but Müfit Özveri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rolf Schuchardt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. U21 Denmark's Rolf Schuchardt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arif Memduh Askeroğlu in the 46th minute of play. When U21 Turkey's Arif Memduh Askeroğlu in the 48th minute got a chance for a shot 48th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Denmark's goalie prevented a goal.

The wind increased when Nicolas Stren made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Chris Grilfeldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Halit Ziya Şahdar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Halit Ziya Şahdar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas Stren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Halit Ziya Şahdar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elo Klokman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 63 minutes into the game, Mustafa Yaşar Torgay was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Turkey's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Denmark the free kick. Mustafa Yaşar Torgay kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolas Stren in the 64th minute of play forced U21 Turkey's goalkeeper Halit Ziya Şahdar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, U21 Denmark's Hassan Elling got a free kick in the 68th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emin Cansever got free with Rolf Schuchardt in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rolf Schuchardt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emin Cansever in the 71st minute of the match. In the 72nd match minute, U21 Turkey was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nejat Alp Ökmener to maneuver through the defense. U21 Denmark made a substitution. Michel Tamsø replaced Nicolas Stren. In the 73rd match minute, U21 Turkey was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nejat Alp Ökmener to maneuver through the defense. Halit Ziya Şahdar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Lauenfeldt in the 74th minute of play. U21 Denmark's Rolf Schuchardt proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Denmark from getting a goal against them. 78 minutes into the match, U21 Turkey's goal looked a bit too open when Michel Tamsø came free, but Halit Ziya Şahdar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to U21 Denmark getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Kasper Assingbæk hit a great ball. Halit Ziya Şahdar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michel Tamsø in the 81st minute of the match. Rolf Schuchardt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arif Memduh Askeroğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. When Mustafa Yaşar Torgay came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the U21 Turkey fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mustafa Yaşar Torgay couldn't finish the play. In the 91st match minute, U21 Turkey was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arif Memduh Askeroğlu to maneuver through the defense. Rolf Schuchardt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arif Memduh Askeroğlu in the 93rd minute of play. Halit Ziya Şahdar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michel Tamsø, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute.

After the break the players went out on the field to play the first half of overtime with revived energy in their legs. U21 Turkey's Arif Memduh Askeroğlu started the play with the initial kick off. 103 minutes into the match, U21 Denmark's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Ceyhan Kocaman came free, but Rolf Schuchardt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arif Memduh Askeroğlu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 104th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Elo Klokman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 107th minute of the match, but Halit Ziya Şahdar made a huge save. After 107 played minutes U21 Turkey got a freekick which was hit by Taribo West. Kasper Assingbæk hit a great freekick 108 minutes into the match. Rolf Schuchardt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mustafa Yaşar Torgay, who was totally free with the ball in the 111th minute. With an all-out effort, U21 Denmark's Halit Ziya Şahdar threw himself towards the right post 114 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Elo Klokman, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The U21 Denmark players wondered just what they needed to do win this one. 105 minutes had now been played and the teams were still tied. Penalties were starting to look likely.

The players still looked rather fresh even though it was time for second half of the overtime. Michel Tamsø did a quick kick off. 118 minutes into the match, Elo Klokman notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of U21 Turkey's Halit Ziya Şahdar. Halit Ziya Şahdar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. U21 Denmark had won after a very even match.