U18 World League

XL-Azrail Stadium
Spectators: 7728 (Terracing: 5797, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Amauri Romero took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Benedito Fernandez during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Benedito Fernandez hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute, Raşit Özerhan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The XL-Azrail Team fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 12th match minute, Club Sacode Football CIMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tony Veiga to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Club Sacode Football CIMZ getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Iuri Santos hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, XL-Azrail Team's Mücahit Beyhan got a free kick in the 19th minute. Club Sacode Football CIMZ's Haroldo Pitta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raşit Özerhan in the 26th minute of play. A collision led to XL-Azrail Team getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Raşit Özerhan hit a great ball. When Fikri Zorlu fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored XL-Azrail Team's protests and gave Fikri Zorlu a yellow card for diving instead. Fikri Zorlu kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Club Sacode Football CIMZ made a substitution. Aníbal Garcia replaced Enéas Andrade. In the 38th match minute, XL-Azrail Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fikri Zorlu to maneuver through the defense. When Club Sacode Football CIMZ's Aníbal Garcia in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye XL-Azrail Team's goalie prevented a goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Şafak Akgüngör to make the kick off. In the 52nd match minute, Club Sacode Football CIMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felippe Amaral to maneuver through the defense. In the 53rd minute Mücahit Beyhan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Haroldo Pitta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 57th match minute, XL-Azrail Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Ziya Sabih to maneuver through the defense. Aníbal Garcia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Burhan Okboğa made a huge save. Burhan Okboğa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aníbal Garcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. In the 71st minute, Batıkan Tekcan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 73 minutes, Raşit Özerhan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the XL-Azrail Team and the Club Sacode Football CIMZ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Raşit Özerhan hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Haroldo Pitta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Şafak Akgüngör, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Club Sacode Football CIMZ's Haroldo Pitta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raşit Özerhan in the 81st minute of play. Haroldo Pitta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enginsu Necaettin, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 86th match minute, XL-Azrail Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Şafak Akgüngör to maneuver through the defense. Aníbal Garcia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Burhan Okboğa having to interfere. Ali Orhan Karataş hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Benedito Fernandez got his second yellow card in the match during the 90th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Club Sacode Football CIMZ getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Benedito Fernandez hit a great ball. 95 minutes into the match, Club Sacode Football CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Şafak Akgüngör came free, but Haroldo Pitta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. XL-Azrail Team had played much better football throughout.