Friendly League

U18U Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kadri Coşan made the kick off which started today's match. Genaro Hever was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 4th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Tahsin Orguntay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ezequiel Modestio, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th 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 Elpidio Lehior in the 17th minute of play. With 21 minutes on the clock, Nicolas Nardo commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Nicolas Nardo hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Ferman Unsur managed to get in a good position for a shot. Under 18 Universe's supporters rose to their feet, but Ferman Unsur was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Virgilio Kiliz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of LA PANDILLA LOCA booed when Under 18 Universe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ümit Akersoy didn't get a good kick on the ball. 37 minutes into the match, LA PANDILLA LOCA's goal looked a bit too open when Ümit Akersoy came free, but Virgilio Kiliz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 39 minutes into the game, LA PANDILLA LOCA's Elpidio Lehior nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tahsin Orguntay made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. 47 minutes into the match, Elpidio Lehior had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tahsin Orguntay. Under 18 Universe's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Elpidio Lehior was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Tahsin Orguntay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elpidio Lehior in the 54th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as LA PANDILLA LOCA's Elpidio Lehior slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tahsin Orguntay. That made the score 0-4 after 56 minutes of play. Elpidio Lehiors short, quick shot in the 62ndth minute got Tahsin Orguntay to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Virgilio Kiliz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kadri Coşan, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Halil Can Balkoç scored 2-4 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Virgilio Kiliz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 76thth minute of the game Kadri Coşan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LA PANDILLA LOCA's Virgilio Kiliz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Under 18 Universe were furious when Atalan Maruf was red carded, 77 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 78th minute, Atalan Maruf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tahsin Orguntay acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 79th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Genaro Hever. Halil Can Balkoç's late challenge caught a LA PANDILLA LOCA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Halil Can Balkoç helped the player get up and apologised. In the 80th minute, Halil Can Balkoç hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Under 18 Universe getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Ali Numan Pakkan hit a great ball. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind LA PANDILLA LOCA's goalkeeper Virgilio Kiliz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tahsin Orguntay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elpidio Lehior, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 90th minute, Pedro Ospetsu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Halil Can Balkoç sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 96th match minute, Under 18 Universe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ataman Uğurtay to maneuver through the defense. LA PANDILLA LOCA's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.