U18U Arena
Spectators: 7317 (Terracing: 5500,
Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 100) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marciano Nevada took the kick off in the first half of the match. 9 minutes into the match, Under 18 Universe's Cahit Atik sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kalle Backman narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 11 minutes into the game, Marciano Nevada cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Kurtuluş Ünlü was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 15 minutes into the match, Under 18 Universe's goal looked a bit too open when Zuriko Roiz came free, but Kurtuluş Ünlü reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Under 18 Universe getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. İlkan Bektaş hit a great ball. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Koffe Boys's goalkeeper Kalle Backman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 20 minutes had been played when some careless play by Koffe Boys's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Bora Han Ankaralı was slow to take the kick. During this time Under 18 Universe's players had a chance to rest. 22 minutes into the game, Cahit Atik cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Kalle Backman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kalle Backman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cahit Atik in the 29th minute of play. Kurtuluş Ünlü took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zuriko Roiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 35 minutes, Cahit Atik managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Under 18 Universe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cahit Atik was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Metehan Kurboga in the 37th minute of play forced Koffe Boys's goalkeeper Kalle Backman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cahit Atik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Cahit Atik blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kalle Backman having to make a save. Koffe Boys's Kalle Backman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Koffe Boys from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the Under 18 Universe defense, David Trezeguet kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kurtuluş Ünlü. The Under 18 Universe fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kurtuluş Ünlü should have stopped the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Metehan Kurboga was the one to do the kick off. Under 18 Universe's Kurtuluş Ünlü proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Under 18 Universe from getting a goal against them. Cahit Atik recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Cahit Atik came up free with the goalie in the 65th 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 Cahit Atik couldn't finish the play. Kurtuluş Ünlü showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Trezeguet, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. 72 minutes into the match, Koffe Boys's goal looked a bit too open when Cahit Atik came free, but Kalle Backman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 75th minute, Baran Bilge Alişan made a precise shot to the right of Kalle Backman. Koffe Boys's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Şemsettin Onuralp made in the 78th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Koffe Boys's João Augusto Toledo. If Metehan Kurboga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. David Trezeguet who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 85thth minute tested the skills of Kurtuluş Ünlü when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With his leg Kurtuluş Ünlü managed to avoid a goal in the 91stth minute, when Koffe Boys's David Trezeguet fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Metehan Kurboga came up free with the goalie in the 93rd 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 Metehan Kurboga couldn't finish the play. After 97 played minutes Under 18 Universe got a freekick which was hit by Kamer Başkaynak. Koffe Boys's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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