U23 World League

U18U Arena
Spectators: 7329 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Froilan Isadore made the kick off which started today's match. Facundo Vila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cahit Atik, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cahit Atik got free with Facundo Vila in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kamer Başkaynak kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. 12 minutes into the game, lןןl La Coconeta's Froilan Isadore nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kurtuluş Ünlü made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After 16 minutes of play, lןןl La Coconeta's Raimundo Bertol made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kurtuluş Ünlü was left in no man's land by his defense there! Under 18 Universe's Kurtuluş Ünlü played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benigno Orlanda in the 19th minute of play. Demiralp Selim kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Kurtuluş Ünlü took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raimundo Bertol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bora Han Ankaralı struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Facundo Vila 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. Kurtuluş Ünlü took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raimundo Bertol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Batur Orkun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Facundo Vila tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bora Han Ankaralı sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Froilan Isadore charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Froilan Isadore the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 39 played minutes lןןl La Coconeta got a freekick which was hit by Froilan Isadore. Demiralp Selim hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Nereo Mincho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kurtuluş Ünlü having to make a save. Bora Han Ankaralı recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cahit Atik stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Metehan Kurboga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 54 minutes, Benigno Orlanda mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the lןןl La Coconeta and the Under 18 Universe players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Under 18 Universe booed when lןןl La Coconeta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benigno Orlanda didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kurtuluş Ünlü took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raimundo Bertol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, lןןl La Coconeta's Teobaldo Elia got a free kick in the 63rd minute. In the 67th match minute, lןןl La Coconeta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernando Ortiz to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in lןןl La Coconeta's zone, Bora Han Ankaralı stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Facundo Vila came out of the goal and Bora Han Ankaralı tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mustafa Emrah Hacıfettahoğlu kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Nereo Mincho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Kurtuluş Ünlü tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. lןןl La Coconeta's Froilan Isadore got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of lןןl La Coconeta booed when Under 18 Universe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hasan Tahsin Garipbaş didn't get a good kick on the ball. Under 18 Universe's Kurtuluş Ünlü proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Under 18 Universe from getting a goal against them. The supporters of lןןl La Coconeta booed when Under 18 Universe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hasan Tahsin Garipbaş didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Benigno Orlanda in the 82nd minute really tested Kurtuluş Ünlü's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Kurtuluş Ünlü made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Raimundo Bertol sent off a good shot on target. Bora Han Ankaralı's late challenge caught a lןןl La Coconeta's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bora Han Ankaralı helped the player get up and apologised. After 84 played minutes Under 18 Universe got a freekick which was hit by Bora Han Ankaralı. lןןl La Coconeta's Mauro Erlantz shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 85th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Kurtuluş Ünlü but with some difficulty. Batur Orkun made in the 87th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by lןןl La Coconeta's Bartolo Irrintzi. 88 minutes into the match, Under 18 Universe's goalkeeper Kurtuluş Ünlü had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Froilan Isadore. After 90 played minutes lןןl La Coconeta got a freekick which was hit by Teobaldo Elia. Fernando Ortiz hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. When Bora Han Ankaralı came up free with the goalie in the 92nd 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 Bora Han Ankaralı couldn't finish the play. lןןl La Coconeta's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.