U23 World League

U18U Arena
Spectators: 7326 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Micah Huldai started the match with the kick off. Cahit Atik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kamer Başkaynak in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hadad Churba saved Defensores De Eilat from getting behind. Hadad Churba stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cahit Atik's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. The supporters of Under 18 Universe booed when Defensores De Eilat was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Netzach Shohe didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hadad Churba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Metehan Kurboga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Hadad Churba managed to avoid a goal in the 9thth minute, when Under 18 Universe's Cahit Atik fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 16 minutes, Cahit Atik mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Under 18 Universe and the Defensores De Eilat players grew even worse after the yellow card. Cahit Atik kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Netzach Shohe kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Cahit Atik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hadad Churba having to interfere. Kurtuluş Ünlü showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aviyhu Barzillay, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. 29 minutes into the match, Defensores De Eilat's goal looked a bit too open when Metehan Kurboga came free, but Hadad Churba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 29 minutes, Micah Huldai mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Defensores De Eilat and the Under 18 Universe players grew even worse after the yellow card. Cahit Atik succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 30th playminute. Hadad Churba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Batur Orkun in the 33rd minute of play. Defensores De Eilat's Hadad Churba proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Defensores De Eilat from getting a goal against them. 41 minutes into the match, Under 18 Universe's goal looked a bit too open when Aviyhu Barzillay came free, but Kurtuluş Ünlü reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kamer Başkaynak in the 46th minute of play forced Defensores De Eilat's goalkeeper Hadad Churba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The wind increased when Cahit Atik made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Cahit Atik 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: 3-0. Hadad Churba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cahit Atik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 57 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Cahit Atik sped through Defensores De Eilat's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Hadad Churba. Hadad Churba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cahit Atik in the 60th minute of play. A collision led to Defensores De Eilat getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Rea Katzman hit a great ball. 62 minutes into the match, Cahit Atik had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hadad Churba. Defensores De Eilat's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cahit Atik was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Hadad Churba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cahit Atik in the 65th minute of the match. 68 minutes into the match, Cahit Atik notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Defensores De Eilat's Hadad Churba. Hadad Churba was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Under 18 Universe booed when Defensores De Eilat was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Micah Huldai didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hadad Churba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cahit Atik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 78 minutes, Cahit Atik made it 7-0 with a short kick to the right side. Defensores De Eilat's Hadad Churba tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Hadad Churba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kamer Başkaynak in the 82nd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cahit Atik in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hadad Churba saved Defensores De Eilat from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rea Katzman during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Under 18 Universe's Cahit Atik got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Under 18 Universe's Cahit Atik in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Defensores De Eilat's goalie prevented a goal. Hadad Churba came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by Under 18 Universe's Cahit Atik. But to his dismay, Cahit Atik quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-0. The audience was convinced that Cahit Atik's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hadad Churba was relentless in the 95th minute of the game.