Friendly League

ⳊⲀⳐⲀ́ⲤⲦⳔⲤⲞⲊ Estadio
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kadri Coşan started the match with the kick off. 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. 7 minutes into the game, Clemente Martino was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ⳊⲀⳐⲀ́ⲤⲦⳔⲤⲞⲊ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Under 18 Universe the free kick. A collision led to ⳊⲀⳐⲀ́ⲤⲦⳔⲤⲞⲊ getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Clemente Martino hit a great ball. 12 minutes into the match, Kadri Coşan 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 Kadri Coşan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Kadri Coşan put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Jaime Afonso. 23 minutes had been played when some careless play by Under 18 Universe's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Honorio Vela was slow to take the kick. During this time ⳊⲀⳐⲀ́ⲤⲦⳔⲤⲞⲊ's players had a chance to rest. When Hulusi Berkman fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Under 18 Universe's protests and gave Hulusi Berkman a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of ⳊⲀⳐⲀ́ⲤⲦⳔⲤⲞⲊ booed when Under 18 Universe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hulusi Berkman didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 30th minute of the match, Clemente Martino tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Tahsin Orguntay saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 31 minutes had been played when some careless play by Under 18 Universe's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Honorio Vela was slow to take the kick. During this time ⳊⲀⳐⲀ́ⲤⲦⳔⲤⲞⲊ's players had a chance to rest. The audience thought a goal was coming when Clemente Martino got free with Tahsin Orguntay in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 37thth minute of the game Ümit Akersoy who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ⳊⲀⳐⲀ́ⲤⲦⳔⲤⲞⲊ's Jaime Afonso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tahsin Orguntay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Elodio in the 45th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Clemente Martino made a kick off. In the 54th minute, Kadri Coşan reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jaime Afonso. The goal made the score 0-4. Jaime Afonso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hulusi Berkman in the 58th minute. Bruno Quiroga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Tahsin Orguntay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Under 18 Universe getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Hulusi Berkman hit a great ball. 65 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. Kadri Coşan succeeded in the game's 82nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-5. ⳊⲀⳐⲀ́ⲤⲦⳔⲤⲞⲊ's Jaime Afonso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save ⳊⲀⳐⲀ́ⲤⲦⳔⲤⲞⲊ from getting a goal against them. The Under 18 Universe players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.