U18 World League

南通会展中心体育场
Spectators: 8147 (Terracing: 6111, Seating: 1874, VIP seats: 162) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when 唐震冰 got the match started through his kick off. 楚彬翀 took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yetkiner Yabgu. Yetkiner Yabgu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. 6 minutes into the game, 楚彬翀 recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Yetkiner Yabgu. 楚彬翀 showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. Yetkiner Yabgu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 楚彬翀, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute 唐震冰 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yetkiner Yabgu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th minute, 孔彬响 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ahmet Necdet İlbeyi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 杨棋军 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Necdet İlbeyi in the 23rd minute of the match. After having played for 24 minutes, Güvenç Semih managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LOI's supporters crossed their fingers, but Güvenç Semih was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 26 minutes into the game, Güvenç Semih was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LOI's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 【№1】Galactic Empire the free kick. In the 27th match minute, LOI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Resul Osmanoğulları to maneuver through the defense. 30 minutes into the match, 【№1】Galactic Empire's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Necdet İlbeyi came free, but 杨棋军 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 杨棋军 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Necdet İlbeyi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute, Neşat Arıcan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. LOI's Güntekin Nabi suffered a sore thigh after 41 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 宋森超's late challenge caught a LOI's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 宋森超 helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to 【№1】Galactic Empire getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. 宋森超 hit a great ball. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ahmet Necdet İlbeyi made a kick off. Yetkiner Yabgu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 楚彬翀 in the 51st minute of play. Yetkiner Yabgu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 楚彬翀, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 杨棋军 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmet Necdet İlbeyi, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Yetkiner Yabgu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 孔彬响's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. 杨棋军 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gökhun Temircan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd minute LOI were awarded a corner. Ahmet Bedri Haseki went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on LOI's corner Ahmet Bedri Haseki fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and 杨棋军 quite easily take care of the ball. Yetkiner Yabgu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 楚彬翀 in the 75th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by 楚彬翀 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. A collision led to 【№1】Galactic Empire getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. 曾珂峰 hit a great ball. LOI's Yetkiner Yabgu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 唐震冰 in the 93rd minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The 【№1】Galactic Empire fans cheered their team off the field, for while LOI had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.