U18 World League

Arborial Park
Spectators: 7658 (Terracing: 5745, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Oğuz Cângea got the match started through his kick off. Esen Oskan hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute, Mutlu Özaltın hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Müjdat Egelioğlu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Milo Blanco in the 8th minute. After 9 played minutes Jonathan Livingston ⚜️ got a freekick which was hit by Cem Adrian. In the 10th minute, Charlton Daly hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, ForestFire's Warner Boyer got a free kick in the 13th minute. In the 14th minute of the match Cem Adrian shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Wes Gillespie showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Şafak Orkut in the 17th minute of play forced ForestFire's goalkeeper Wes Gillespie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ForestFire's Wes Gillespie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Şafak Orkut in the 23rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oğuz Cângea in the 25th minute of play forced ForestFire's goalkeeper Wes Gillespie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 32 minutes into the match, ForestFire's goal looked a bit too open when Oğuz Cângea came free, but Wes Gillespie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wes Gillespie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Birsel Göktürk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Birsel Göktürk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 46th minute Milo Blanco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Müjdat Egelioğlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Milo Blanco to strike the kick off in the second half. Müjdat Egelioğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Milo Blanco, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Müjdat Egelioğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Milo Blanco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 54 played minutes Jonathan Livingston ⚜️ got a freekick which was hit by Cem Adrian. Müjdat Egelioğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Milo Blanco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 60 minutes into the game, ForestFire's Milo Blanco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Müjdat Egelioğlu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Oğuz Cângea blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wes Gillespie having to make a save. Jonathan Livingston ⚜️'s Müjdat Egelioğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernest Chester in the 74th minute of play. Cem Adrian hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. 81 minutes into the game, Milo Blanco cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Müjdat Egelioğlu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Milo Blanco in the 84th minute of play forced Jonathan Livingston ⚜️'s goalkeeper Müjdat Egelioğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wes Gillespie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oğuz Cângea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 92 played minutes ForestFire got a freekick which was hit by Whitney Pelletier. Jonathan Livingston ⚜️'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.