U18 World League

ATATÜRK STADYUMU
Spectators: 7507 (Terracing: 5631, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The Tigers's Grant Leighton 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. Dean Ingram showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alperen Subutay in the 3rd minute of the match. Gazi Satıkbuğra could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Dean Ingram made a huge save. 14 minutes into the match, The Tigers's goalkeeper Dean Ingram had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eyüp Gariboğlu. With an all-out effort, Karapinar's Dean Ingram threw himself towards the right post 15 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gökhun Oksar, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Dean Ingram made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Gazi Satıkbuğra sent off a good shot on target. In the 20th minute Eyüp Gariboğlu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dean Ingram saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Eyüp Gariboğlu fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Dean Ingram, passed just outside the right post. The Tigers's Dean Ingram played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alperen Subutay in the 26th minute of play. Gregory Masters charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gregory Masters the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, The Tigers's Gregory Masters got a free kick in the 28th minute. Alperen Subutay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 38 minutes into the match, The Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Gökhun Oksar came free, but Dean Ingram reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, The Tigers's goalkeeper Dean Ingram had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gani Bahar. Gazi Satıkbuğra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dean Ingram having to interfere. When Carl Atkins fell near the penalty area in the 48th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Tigers's protests and gave Carl Atkins a yellow card for diving instead. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Ian Farrell hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Dean Ingram made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eyüp Gariboğlu in the 59th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Gökçek Sanak managed to get in a good position for a shot. Karapinar's supporters rose to their feet, but Gökçek Sanak was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dean Ingram breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the The Tigers defense, Gökçek Sanak kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dean Ingram. The The Tigers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dean Ingram should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Karapinar's Gani Bahar got a free kick in the 69th minute. After a rather tough play, The Tigers's Ian Farrell got a free kick in the 74th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eyüp Gariboğlu in the 75th minute of play forced The Tigers's goalkeeper Dean Ingram to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Karapinar booed when The Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leo Lonsdale didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dean Ingram stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gökçek Sanak's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. After 89 minutes, Gani Bahar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Karapinar and the The Tigers players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Karapinar getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Gani Bahar hit a great ball. A collision led to The Tigers getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Glenn McGovern hit a great ball. Gazi Satıkbuğra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dean Ingram having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alperen Subutay in the 98th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dean Ingram saved The Tigers from getting behind. Karapinar's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.