U18 World League

Plasnikarium Arena
Spectators: 7498 (Terracing: 5624, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fedai Karluk started the match with the kick off. Vladimiro Egoitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emin Akbora in the 7th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Anastasio Diegotxe managed to get in a good position for a shot. PLASNIKE's supporters rose to their feet, but Anastasio Diegotxe was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alpertunga Akbatu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 21st minute Gualterio Estebano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alpertunga Akbatu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alpertunga Akbatu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gualterio Estebano in the 24th minute of play. When Gualterio Estebano came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the PLASNIKE 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 Gualterio Estebano couldn't finish the play. The supporters of PLASNIKE booed when SOFiNiN KEDiSi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cihat Erozan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th minute, SOFiNiN KEDiSi's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Raimundo Ondino fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 34th minute, Fedai Karluk left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SOFiNiN KEDiSi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. A collision led to PLASNIKE getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Bonifacio Gipuzkoa hit a great ball. A collision led to SOFiNiN KEDiSi getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Orkun Cevar hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Anastasio Diegotxe made the kick off in the second half. Faik İçöz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Vladimiro Egoitz made a huge save. In the 68th minute, Anibal Hegoi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Raimundo Ondino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gualterio Estebano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alpertunga Akbatu having to interfere. After having played for 80 minutes, Anastasio Diegotxe managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PLASNIKE's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anastasio Diegotxe was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. PLASNIKE's Vladimiro Egoitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fedai Karluk in the 83rd minute of play. In the 85th match minute, SOFiNiN KEDiSi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hüsnü Mukaddes to maneuver through the defense. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.