U18 World League

Gigante A
Spectators: 7678 (Terracing: 5759, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Simon Martxelin came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by Yaman Academy®'s Fikri Samir. But to his dismay, Fikri Samir quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After a rather tough play, Ripa FC's Serafin Tiadoro got a free kick in the 14th minute. Simon Martxelin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aras Görkem Okkan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 25 played minutes Yaman Academy® got a freekick which was hit by Aras Görkem Okkan. Simon Martxelin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aras Görkem Okkan, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. 35 minutes into the match, Ripa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fikri Samir came free, but Simon Martxelin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fikri Samir in the 38th minute of play forced Ripa FC's goalkeeper Simon Martxelin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Simon Martxelin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aras Görkem Okkan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fikri Samir in the 48th minute of play forced Ripa FC's goalkeeper Simon Martxelin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Camilo Urtsua made a kick off. In the 53rd match minute, Ripa FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicanor Hever to maneuver through the defense. Samuel Otoniel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thomás Neuer having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fikri Samir in the 61st minute of play forced Ripa FC's goalkeeper Simon Martxelin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luis Celio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Thomás Neuer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 66 minutes of play, Ripa FC's Benicio Ixona made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thomás Neuer was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luis Celio struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Thomás Neuer didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ripa FC. The audience was convinced that Luis Celio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thomás Neuer was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. In the 71st minute, Arif Çelebi Toregün hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thomás Neuer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Celio, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. After some careless play in the Yaman Academy® defense, Luis Celio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thomás Neuer. The Yaman Academy® fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thomás Neuer should have stopped the shot. In the 78th minute, Fikri Samir left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Yaman Academy® fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Fikri Samir could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Simon Martxelin made a huge save. Ripa FC's Simon Martxelin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aras Görkem Okkan in the 85th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Yaman Academy®'s Fikri Samir slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Simon Martxelin. That made the score 2-4 after 90 minutes of play. In the 93rd match minute, Yaman Academy® was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fikri Samir to maneuver through the defense. Ripa FC's Simon Martxelin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fikri Samir in the 94th minute of play. The Yaman Academy® supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Yaman Academy® would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.