Friendly League

U18U Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) With an all-out effort, Under 18 Universe's Iker Azubeli threw himself towards the right post 7 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Kadri Coşan, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Iker Azubeli was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Kadri Coşan showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 10 minute of play. When ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's Abel Maldonado in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Under 18 Universe's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's zone, Kadri Coşan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iker Azubeli came out of the goal and Kadri Coşan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 21 minutes of play, Under 18 Universe's Kadri Coşan made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iker Azubeli was left in no man's land by his defense there! Görkem Mümtaz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iker Azubeli having to interfere. In the 28th minute of the match Göktuğ Boysel sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Iker Azubeli skillfully saved the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ümit Akersoy got free with Iker Azubeli in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Iker Azubeli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kadri Coşan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's Iker Azubeli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kadri Coşan in the 34th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Under 18 Universe's Ümit Akersoy slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Iker Azubeli. That made the score 3-0 after 36 minutes of play. Ümit Akersoy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iker Azubeli having to interfere. Hulusi Berkman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Under 18 Universe booed when ⲨⲀⲚⲀ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ubaldo Ishmael didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kadri Coşan took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Iker Azubeli. Iker Azubeli dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Godfredo Firman to make the kick off. With a little luck, Under 18 Universe's Tahsin Orguntay got control of the ball when Godfredo Firman tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Under 18 Universe booed when ⲨⲀⲚⲀ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abel Maldonado didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Kadri Coşan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iker Azubeli was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. 58 minutes into the match, ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's goal looked a bit too open when Kadri Coşan came free, but Iker Azubeli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 59 minutes into the match, ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's goal looked a bit too open when Ümit Akersoy came free, but Iker Azubeli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Asrın Peyami kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Kadri Coşan took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Iker Azubeli. Iker Azubeli dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Ümit Akersoy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Iker Azubeli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ümit Akersoy in the 68th minute of the match. After 69 minutes of play, Under 18 Universe's Ümit Akersoy made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iker Azubeli was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the ⲨⲀⲚⲀ defense, Hulusi Berkman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Iker Azubeli. The ⲨⲀⲚⲀ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Iker Azubeli should have stopped the shot. Görkem Mümtaz struck a weak shot in the 76th 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kadri Coşan in the 78th minute of play forced ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's goalkeeper Iker Azubeli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iker Azubeli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hulusi Berkman in the 83rd minute of the match. Görkem Mümtaz hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Iker Azubeli didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Osman Ali Seyyid went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 8-0 was the resulting score. Ümit Akersoy struck a weak shot in the 92nd 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. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Under 18 Universe had played much better football throughout.