U18 World League

Riazor
Spectators: 8024 (Terracing: 6020, Seating: 1845, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ahmet Necdet İlbeyi started the match with the kick off. When Şensoy Andaç fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LOI's protests and gave Şensoy Andaç a yellow card for diving instead. Şensoy Andaç hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Güvenç Semih struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Martin Pasqua didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LOI. Yetkiner Yabgu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christopher Riverol in the 10th minute. Martin Pasqua showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Necdet İlbeyi in the 12th minute of the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 14 minutes into the game, when Resul Osmanoğulları put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 13th minute of the game. One of LOI:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Chivos de Punto Fijo:s goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Chivos de Punto Fijo's Gayand Pombo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Yetkiner Yabgu. That made the score 2-0 after 21 minutes of play. Gayand Pombo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Yetkiner Yabgu made a huge save. Martin Pasqua showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Güvenç Semih in the 25th minute of the match. The supporters of LOI booed when Chivos de Punto Fijo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Freddy Figueruela didn't get a good kick on the ball. Christopher Riverol hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Martin Pasqua showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Güvenç Semih in the 32nd minute of the match. After 33 minutes of play, LOI's Ahmet Necdet İlbeyi made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Martin Pasqua was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 38thth minute of the game Lauren Traspuesto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LOI's Yetkiner Yabgu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 39 minutes into the match, LOI's goalkeeper Yetkiner Yabgu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gayand Pombo. After 40 played minutes LOI got a freekick which was hit by Kandemir İrfan. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gayand Pombo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Yetkiner Yabgu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lauren Traspuesto in the 51st minute of the match. In the 53rd minute, Gayand Pombo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chivos de Punto Fijo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Güvenç Semih in the 57th minute of play forced Chivos de Punto Fijo's goalkeeper Martin Pasqua to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 60 minutes into the match, Christopher Riverol notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of LOI's Yetkiner Yabgu. Yetkiner Yabgu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 62 played minutes LOI got a freekick which was hit by Güvenç Semih. Yetkiner Yabgu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gayand Pombo in the 65th minute of the match. Yetkiner Yabgu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gayand Pombo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Martin Pasqua stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ahmet Necdet İlbeyi's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. 72 minutes into the match, LOI's goal looked a bit too open when Freddy Figueruela came free, but Yetkiner Yabgu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 79 minutes into the match, LOI's goal looked a bit too open when Gayand Pombo came free, but Yetkiner Yabgu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gayand Pombo in the 79th minute of play forced LOI's goalkeeper Yetkiner Yabgu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yetkiner Yabgu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christopher Riverol, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. After 81 played minutes Chivos de Punto Fijo got a freekick which was hit by Freddy Figueruela. Freddy Figueruela kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. In the 85th minute, Christopher Riverol ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yetkiner Yabgu was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gayand Pombo in the 91st minute of play forced LOI's goalkeeper Yetkiner Yabgu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Chivos de Punto Fijo's Lauren Traspuesto in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LOI's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Chivos de Punto Fijo had won after a very even match.