U18 World League

Leonardo Nayely
Spectators: 8467 (Terracing: 6351, Seating: 1947, VIP seats: 169) The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ateş Samih during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Los Hornos booed when Nevşehirspor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ateş Samih didn't get a good kick on the ball. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by Los Hornos's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Boğaçhan Kutberk was slow to take the kick. During this time Nevşehirspor's players had a chance to rest. Volkan Demirel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bernardo Estevez in the 11th minute. Leopoldo Petri stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of İlhan Mansız's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. In the 17th minute, Eustaquio Omero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. İlhan Mansız's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Leopoldo Petri read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. Volkan Demirel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eustaquio Omero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Los Hornos's Leopoldo Petri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by İlhan Mansız in the 22nd minute of play. A collision led to Nevşehirspor getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Ahmet Ersal hit a great ball. 29 minutes into the game, Nevşehirspor's İlhan Mansız nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Leopoldo Petri made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Eustaquio Omero charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eustaquio Omero the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 33rd match minute, Los Hornos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eustaquio Omero to maneuver through the defense. Leopoldo Petri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from İlhan Mansız, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leopoldo Petri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from İlhan Mansız, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. İlhan Mansız received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Leopoldo Petri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. İlhan Mansız received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Leopoldo Petri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 45 played minutes Los Hornos got a freekick which was hit by Eustaquio Omero. Leopoldo Petri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from İlhan Mansız, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Los Hornos's zone, İlhan Mansız stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leopoldo Petri came out of the goal and İlhan Mansız tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Los Hornos's Melchor Raymond was substituted for Wilfredo Innocenzio. After the first half Nevşehirspor were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eustaquio Omero was the one to do the kick off. Leopoldo Petri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from İlhan Mansız, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Volkan Demirel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eustaquio Omero, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 60th minute Eustaquio Omero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Volkan Demirel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nevşehirspor's Volkan Demirel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eustaquio Omero in the 65th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, İlhan Mansız dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Leopoldo Petri, 0-2. When Humberto Iyan fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Los Hornos's protests and gave Humberto Iyan a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Nevşehirspor booed when Los Hornos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Humberto Iyan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Volkan Demirel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bernardo Estevez went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Leopoldo Petri made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when İlhan Mansız sent off a good shot on target. During the 88th minute of the match Humberto Iyan completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Humberto Iyan a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 88th minute, Humberto Iyan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 90 minutes, İlhan Mansız made it 1-3 with a short kick to the right side. Los Hornos's Leopoldo Petri tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 98 played minutes Nevşehirspor got a freekick which was hit by İbrahim Pektürk. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Nevşehirspor eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.