U18 World League

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Spectators: 7729 (Terracing: 5798, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) Zeki Azimli started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 2 played minutes Palermo AFC got a freekick which was hit by Elvio Olo. 10 minutes into the match, ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's goal looked a bit too open when Godofredo Gabon came free, but Yaser Topuz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 16th match minute, ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sezer Siyami to maneuver through the defense. Palermo AFC's Elvio Olo got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Palermo AFC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Elvio Olo hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gencal Deniz in the 21st minute of play forced Palermo AFC's goalkeeper Domingo Serafo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, Godofredo Gabon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Türkeş Sümeroğlu kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Andres Leoncio hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. 40 minutes into the match, ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's goal looked a bit too open when Marcelino Polentzi came free, but Yaser Topuz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elvio Olo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 42nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Yaser Topuz. ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Yaser Topuz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elvio Olo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Sezer Siyami fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's protests and gave Sezer Siyami a yellow card for diving instead. After recieving a nice pass, Palermo AFC's Elvio Olo tried to score from far away in the 46th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Godofredo Gabon stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Marcelino Polentzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 57th minute Türkeş Sümeroğlu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Domingo Serafo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Gencal Deniz hit a great ball. ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's Yaser Topuz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Godofredo Gabon in the 64th minute of play. Yaser Topuz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Godofredo Gabon went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The crowd rose to their feet as Elvio Olo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Yaser Topuz. That made the score 0-2 in the 72 minute of play. In the 75th minute, Marcelino Polentzi made a precise shot to the right of Yaser Topuz. ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Andres Leoncio kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Marcelino Polentzi succeeded in the game's 84th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-4. Marcelino Polentzi's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 88thth minute, Yaser Topuz skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 91st minute of the match, Marcelino Polentzi got a very nice opportunity to score, but Yaser Topuz was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 96thth minute of the game Godofredo Gabon who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's Yaser Topuz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Palermo AFC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Palermo AFC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.