U21 World League

KOO Park
Spectators: 10849 (Terracing: 8150, Seating: 2499, VIP seats: 200) After 5 played minutes SuRpRiSe got a freekick which was hit by Krzysztof Piechocki. 7 minutes into the match, SuRpRiSe's goalkeeper Mattia Perin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Xiao Yu Chao. In the 13th minute, Emin Bayram hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 22 played minutes SuRpRiSe got a freekick which was hit by Tadeusz Tepper. Mattia Perin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robert Collen, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Gong Zhi Peng's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Uğuralp Vasfi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, KOO Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Tadeusz Tepper came free, but Uğuralp Vasfi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 44th minute Robert Collen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mattia Perin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mattia Perin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Collen in the 46th minute of play. After 47 played minutes SuRpRiSe got a freekick which was hit by Krzysztof Piechocki. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Xiao Yu Chao stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mattia Perin came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by KOO Tigers's Robert Collen. But to his dismay, Robert Collen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. After 61 played minutes SuRpRiSe got a freekick which was hit by Krzysztof Piechocki. Gong Zhi Peng took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Uğuralp Vasfi. Uğuralp Vasfi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Mattia Perin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xiao Yu Chao in the 72nd minute of the match. SuRpRiSe's Mala Kala was substituted for Feng Yan Fei. In the 76th minute SuRpRiSe were awarded a corner. Aleksander Liermann went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind KOO Tigers's goalkeeper Uğuralp Vasfi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to KOO Tigers getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Alfonso Cordario hit a great ball. Gündüz Engiay hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. After 89 played minutes, SuRpRiSe's Aleksander Liermann shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Uğuralp Vasfi 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 SuRpRiSe reached it. After a rather tough play, KOO Tigers's Alfonso Cordario got a free kick in the 90th minute. After having played for 92 minutes, Mala Kala managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SuRpRiSe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mala Kala was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of SuRpRiSe booed when KOO Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfonso Cordario didn't get a good kick on the ball. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.