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Match Report
U18U Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Godfredo Firman got the match started through his kick off. Tahsin Orguntay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Godfredo Firman in the 3rd minute of play. Hulusi Berkman who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 5thth minute tested the skills of Iker Azubeli when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Roberto Walme took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 8th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Tahsin Orguntay. Under 18 Universe's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Iker Azubeli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Görkem Mümtaz in the 12th minute of the match. Iker Azubeli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kadri Coşan in the 14th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ümit Akersoy in the 16th minute of play forced ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's goalkeeper Iker Azubeli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Osman Ali Seyyid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Iker Azubeli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kadri Coşan in the 22nd minute of play. Hulusi Berkman struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Iker Azubeli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Under 18 Universe. 26 minutes into the match, Hulusi Berkman notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's Iker Azubeli. Iker Azubeli was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 30th minute, Under 18 Universe's Kadri Coşan ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Iker Azubeli. Iker Azubeli yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Iker Azubeli was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Atalan Maruf showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 33 minute of play. Abel Maldonado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tahsin Orguntay having to interfere. Ümit Akersoy kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. In the 39th minute of the match Roberto Walme shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tahsin Orguntay showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With a little luck, ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's Iker Azubeli got control of the ball when Kadri Coşan tried to sneak it across 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 3-0.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kadri Coşan to strike the kick off in the second half. When Kadri Coşan came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Under 18 Universe 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 Kadri Coşan couldn't finish the play. 64 minutes into the match, Hulusi Berkman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Iker Azubeli. ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hulusi Berkman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Iker Azubeli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hulusi Berkman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70th minute Kadri Coşan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iker Azubeli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Under 18 Universe fans' excitement grew in the 71st match minute when Under 18 Universe's Hulusi Berkman looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience was convinced that Ümit Akersoy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iker Azubeli was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Under 18 Universe's Görkem Mümtaz got a free kick in the 93rd minute.
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