U18 World League

Theatre of Dreams
Spectators: 7683 (Terracing: 5763, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Team Pogba's Jools Beavan 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. Garry Warden took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anıl Kınay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alkan Yalman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jools Beavan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 5 played minutes TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™ got a freekick which was hit by Kılıç Oğuralp. After 10 played minutes TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™ got a freekick which was hit by Atilla İlksen. A collision led to TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™ getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Aşır Hürmetli hit a great ball. With a little luck, TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™'s Alkan Yalman got control of the ball when Archie King tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 21 minutes of play, TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™'s Başar İlmen made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Garry Warden was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Leroy Goodfellow fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Team Pogba's protests and gave Leroy Goodfellow a yellow card for diving instead. After recieving a nice pass, TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™'s Aşır Hürmetli tried to score from far away in the 24th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 31st minute, Barney Atherton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 32 minutes, Aşır Hürmetli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Aşır Hürmetli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Atilla İlksen scored 0-2 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Garry Warden, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 37 minutes into the game, Atilla İlksen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Garry Warden was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Garry Warden showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Atilla İlksen in the 40th minute of the match. Garry Warden took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Başar İlmen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Garry Warden made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Başar İlmen in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Atilla İlksen to strike the kick off in the second half. Garry Warden made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Atilla İlksen sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Team Pogba's Garry Warden got control of the ball when Atilla İlksen tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 63rd minute Atilla İlksen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Garry Warden saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Danny Perryman's late challenge caught a TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Danny Perryman helped the player get up and apologised. The TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™ fans' excitement grew in the 72nd match minute when TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™'s Başar İlmen looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A collision led to Team Pogba getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Theo Ealham hit a great ball. Garry Warden made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Atilla İlksen sent off a good shot on target. TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™'s Anıl Kınay got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Anıl Kınay hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Garry Warden showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aşır Hürmetli in the 91st minute of the match. The TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.