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. Victor Bernabel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Tahsin Orguntay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tahsin Orguntay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eulalio Vincent, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Tahsin Orguntay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximo Cutberto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Galáctico Azul FC™'s Enrique Belasko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kadri Coşan in the 13th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hulusi Berkman in the 17th minute of play forced Galáctico Azul FC™'s goalkeeper Enrique Belasko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute, Siro Rainerio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 20th minute, Under 18 Universe's Kadri Coşan ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Enrique Belasko. Enrique Belasko yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Under 18 Universe's Görkem Mümtaz got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 26th match minute, Under 18 Universe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Göktuğ Boysel to maneuver through the defense. Tahsin Orguntay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaspar Magdaleno, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Tahsin Orguntay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erasmo Celino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 30th play minutes Eulalio Vincent shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Tahsin Orguntay and just under the crossbar into goal. Eulalio Vincent fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tahsin Orguntay having to interfere. In the 34th minute, Guillermo Miliano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Under 18 Universe getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Ahmet Çağrı Özdoa hit a great ball. Tahsin Orguntay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Bernabel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute, Hulusi Berkman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Under 18 Universe fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. If Kadri Coşan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eulalio Vincent to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eulalio Vincent got free with Tahsin Orguntay in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Göktuğ Boysel's late challenge caught a Galáctico Azul FC™'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Göktuğ Boysel helped the player get up and apologised. In the 56th minute of the match Maximo Cutberto sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tahsin Orguntay skillfully saved the ball. 59 minutes into the match, Galáctico Azul FC™'s goal looked a bit too open when Hulusi Berkman came free, but Enrique Belasko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Enrique Belasko came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by Under 18 Universe's Hulusi Berkman. But to his dismay, Hulusi Berkman quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Galáctico Azul FC™ made a substitution. Casimiro Ellande replaced Gaspar Magdaleno. After 74 minutes, Asrın Peyami mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Under 18 Universe and the Galáctico Azul FC™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. When Siro Rainerio fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Galáctico Azul FC™'s protests and gave Siro Rainerio a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Under 18 Universe booed when Galáctico Azul FC™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Siro Rainerio didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 84th minute, Victor Bernabel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Galáctico Azul FC™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Enrique Belasko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hulusi Berkman, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. With 89 minutes on the clock, Alfredo Xabel commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Galáctico Azul FC™'s Eulalio Vincent got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Under 18 Universe's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.