Friendly League

Puertas del Valhala
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eustaquio Tabor started the match with the kick off. Eusebio Urdaspal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Tahsin Orguntay made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusebio Urdaspal in the 6th minute of play forced Under 18 Universe's goalkeeper Tahsin Orguntay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esteban Iigo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ümit Akersoy, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Sacronas Futbol Club's Blas Ticho slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tahsin Orguntay. That made the score 1-0 after 9 minutes of play. Under 18 Universe's defense didn't have a chance, in the 13th minute, when Eustaquio Tabor scored to the left of an out of position Tahsin Orguntay, making the score, 2-0. Esteban Iigo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Halil Can Balkoç in the 16th minute of the match. In the 18th minute Eustaquio Tabor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tahsin Orguntay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Esteban Iigo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ümit Akersoy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Esteban Iigo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kadri Coşan in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 43rd match minute, Sacronas Futbol Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernesto Gregory to maneuver through the defense. In the 46th minute, Adrian Pereyra ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tahsin Orguntay was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

Tahsin Orguntay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eustaquio Tabor, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. 52 minutes into the game, Ümit Akersoy was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Under 18 Universe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sacronas Futbol Club the free kick. After a rather tough play, Under 18 Universe's Ümit Akersoy got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Under 18 Universe's Tahsin Orguntay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernesto Gregory in the 56th minute of play. Halil Can Balkoç was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 61 minutes into the match. Sacronas Futbol Club's Ernesto Gregory couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Under 18 Universe. Under 18 Universe's Tahsin Orguntay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eustaquio Tabor in the 64th minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, Under 18 Universe's goal looked a bit too open when Blas Ticho came free, but Tahsin Orguntay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Under 18 Universe getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Atalan Maruf hit a great ball. Eustaquio Tabor recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kadri Coşan during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 71st match minute, Under 18 Universe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kadri Coşan to maneuver through the defense. Kadri Coşan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esteban Iigo having to interfere. Görkem Mümtaz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esteban Iigo having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eustaquio Tabor in the 82nd minute of play forced Under 18 Universe's goalkeeper Tahsin Orguntay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Under 18 Universe booed when Sacronas Futbol Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eusebio Urdaspal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Esteban Iigo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ümit Akersoy in the 85th minute of play. In the 89th minute, Görkem Mümtaz got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ümit Akersoy hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Ümit Akersoy received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Esteban Iigo came out and tried to block the shot, but Ümit Akersoy slotted it home off the left post making it 3-3 in the 95th minute. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.