U18 League

Anatolia Park
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) A.C Barak's Dries Mertens started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience was convinced that Esat Umay's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Göktürk Vedatoğulları was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hayrettin Cemre got free with Tahsin Orguntay in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Göktürk Vedatoğulları showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esat Umay in the 10th minute of the match. 11 minutes into the match, Hayrettin Cemre notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Under 18 Universe's Tahsin Orguntay. Tahsin Orguntay was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Bedir Uğursal fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Under 18 Universe's protests and gave Bedir Uğursal a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of A.C Barak booed when Under 18 Universe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bedir Uğursal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tahsin Orguntay was a little too slow when Hayrettin Cemre got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 20th minute. The score was now 2-0. 23 minutes into the match, Dries Mertens dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tahsin Orguntay, 3-0. Göktürk Vedatoğulları showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kadri Coşan, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as A.C Barak's Dries Mertens slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tahsin Orguntay. That made the score 4-0 after 30 minutes of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dries Mertens got free with Tahsin Orguntay in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cem Kırca struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Göktürk Vedatoğulları 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. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Esat Umay to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Ahmet Kağan Türkol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Göktürk Vedatoğulları showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esat Umay in the 54th minute of the match. 56 minutes into the match, Under 18 Universe's goal looked a bit too open when Wilfried Zaha came free, but Tahsin Orguntay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 57 minutes into the game, A.C Barak's Wilfried Zaha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tahsin Orguntay made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. In the 63rd minute of the match, Esat Umay tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Göktürk Vedatoğulları saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Wilfried Zaha took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tahsin Orguntay. Tahsin Orguntay dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. Tahsin Orguntay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dries Mertens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the last second Göktürk Vedatoğulları throw himself and got hold of the ball when Esat Umay in the 73rdth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Hayrettin Cemre kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Cem Kırca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Göktürk Vedatoğulları having to interfere. After 76 minutes, Mustafa Cumhur Cansal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the A.C Barak and the Under 18 Universe players grew even worse after the yellow card. 78 minutes into the match, A.C Barak's goalkeeper Göktürk Vedatoğulları had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Esat Umay. Cem Kırca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Göktürk Vedatoğulları having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esat Umay in the 83rd minute of play forced A.C Barak's goalkeeper Göktürk Vedatoğulları to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dries Mertens hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Under 18 Universe defense, Dries Mertens kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tahsin Orguntay. The Under 18 Universe fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tahsin Orguntay should have stopped the shot. 91 minutes into the match, Under 18 Universe's goal looked a bit too open when Dries Mertens came free, but Tahsin Orguntay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 93rd minute, Hayrettin Cemre left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The A.C Barak fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-0. A.C Barak's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.