Friendly League

U18U Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Clemente Martino made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th match minute, Under 18 Universe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Göktuğ Boysel to maneuver through the defense. Jaime Afonso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Barış Çağlayan, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. When Atalan Maruf fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Under 18 Universe's protests and gave Atalan Maruf a yellow card for diving instead. Atalan Maruf hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Tahsin Orguntay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciriaco Oinaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. 12 minutes into the match, Under 18 Universe's goal looked a bit too open when Fernando Elodio came free, but Tahsin Orguntay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Barış Çağlayan succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 13th playminute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Quiroga in the 22nd minute of play forced Under 18 Universe's goalkeeper Tahsin Orguntay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tahsin Orguntay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clemente Martino in the 25th minute of play. Santiago Ermengol hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Kadri Coşan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Jaime Afonso made a huge save. 33 minutes into the game, Göktuğ Boysel 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 ⳊⲀⳐⲀ́ⲤⲦⳔⲤⲞⲊ the free kick. Göktuğ Boysel kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Honorio Vela managed to get in a good position for a shot. ⳊⲀⳐⲀ́ⲤⲦⳔⲤⲞⲊ's supporters rose to their feet, but Honorio Vela was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tahsin Orguntay breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 37th minute of the game. One of Under 18 Universe:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ⳊⲀⳐⲀ́ⲤⲦⳔⲤⲞⲊ:s goal. Tahsin Orguntay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Elodio in the 42nd minute of the match. In the 42nd match minute, ⳊⲀⳐⲀ́ⲤⲦⳔⲤⲞⲊ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Justino Filipo to maneuver through the defense. Jaime Afonso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Görkem Mümtaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Ümit Akersoy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Jaime Afonso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Görkem Mümtaz made a kick off. 57 minutes into the match, ⳊⲀⳐⲀ́ⲤⲦⳔⲤⲞⲊ's goal looked a bit too open when Barış Çağlayan came free, but Jaime Afonso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 62 minutes, Barış Çağlayan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Under 18 Universe and the ⳊⲀⳐⲀ́ⲤⲦⳔⲤⲞⲊ players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 62 played minutes Under 18 Universe got a freekick which was hit by Barış Çağlayan. With a little luck, Under 18 Universe's Tahsin Orguntay got control of the ball when Ciriaco Oinaz tried to sneak it across the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, Barış Çağlayan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jaime Afonso. ⳊⲀⳐⲀ́ⲤⲦⳔⲤⲞⲊ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Barış Çağlayan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Tahsin Orguntay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Elodio, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 83rd minute, Barış Çağlayan 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. Dante Chico kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. A collision led to Under 18 Universe getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Balamir Taykoç hit a great ball. Tahsin Orguntay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Elodio, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Under 18 Universe had won after a very even match.