U18 World League

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Spectators: 8419 (Terracing: 6315, Seating: 1936, VIP seats: 168) La Candela FC's Benigno Ricart 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. Volkan Demirel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benigno Ricart, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Volkan Demirel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benigno Ricart, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 8 minutes into the match, Nevşehirspor's İlhan Mansız sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pablo Erasto narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Nevşehirspor booed when La Candela FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucas Reyes didn't get a good kick on the ball. 11 minutes into the match, İlhan Mansız notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of La Candela FC's Pablo Erasto. Pablo Erasto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lucas Reyes during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to La Candela FC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Martin Oinatz hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when İlhan Mansız got free with Pablo Erasto in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A throw-in in the 20th minute of the game was made by Jairo Frechoso with Benigno Ricart as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After 21 minutes, Jairo Frechoso mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Candela FC and the Nevşehirspor players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 22 played minutes La Candela FC got a freekick which was hit by Jairo Frechoso. The audience was convinced that Recep Muhittin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pablo Erasto was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Nevşehirspor were awarded a corner in the 25th minute after La Candela FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Boğaçhan Kutberk took the corner. The corner led to Nevşehirspor's İrfan-Can Kahveci getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Pablo Erasto made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when İlhan Mansız sent off a good shot on target. Angel Taurino took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 39th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Volkan Demirel. Nevşehirspor's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 41 played minutes Nevşehirspor got a freekick which was hit by Recep Muhittin. 44 minutes into the match, Benigno Ricart had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Volkan Demirel. Nevşehirspor's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Benigno Ricart was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Recep Muhittin to make the kick off. A collision led to La Candela FC getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Júlio Melendez hit a great ball. After 52 played minutes, Nevşehirspor's Boğaçhan Kutberk shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Pablo Erasto came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Nevşehirspor reached it. La Candela FC's Pablo Erasto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by İlhan Mansız in the 53rd minute of play. Nevşehirspor were awarded a corner in the 56th minute after La Candela FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Boğaçhan Kutberk took the corner. The corner ended in Boğaçhan Kutberk almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but La Candela FC's Pablo Erasto did a great save. A collision led to Nevşehirspor getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Recep Muhittin hit a great ball. İlhan Mansız's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pablo Erasto read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. In the 73rd minute İlhan Mansız shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pablo Erasto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nevşehirspor's Volkan Demirel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Nevşehirspor from getting a goal against them. Volkan Demirel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benigno Ricart in the 83rd minute. A collision led to La Candela FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Benigno Ricart hit a great ball. Benigno Ricart kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. After 92 played minutes Nevşehirspor got a freekick which was hit by Olcay Geylan. Nevşehirspor's İlhan Mansız got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.