U18 World League

Estadio NicoMedia
Spectators: 7722 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) After 4 minutes of play, ALMA GUERREIRA's Jaime Severo made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yaser Topuz was left in no man's land by his defense there! 9 minutes into the match, ALMA GUERREIRA's goalkeeper Luís Gustavo Pirani had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by İsmail Orhun Temizkanoğlu. Luís Gustavo Pirani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zeki Azimli in the 12th minute of play. A collision led to ALMA GUERREIRA getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Sérgio Quintal hit a great ball. With a little luck, ALMA GUERREIRA's Luís Gustavo Pirani got control of the ball when Türkeş Sümeroğlu tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Battal Seyyit Tunçdağ got free with Luís Gustavo Pirani in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luís Gustavo Pirani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gencal Deniz in the 21st minute of the match. After 22 minutes of play ALMA GUERREIRA's Sérgio Quintal was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 22 played minutes ALMA GUERREIRA got a freekick which was hit by Sérgio Quintal. Luís Gustavo Pirani made an important save on a dangerous shot by Türkeş Sümeroğlu in the 31st minute. When the match clock showed 32 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Türkeş Sümeroğlu sped through ALMA GUERREIRA's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Luís Gustavo Pirani. Joel da Silva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Adhemar Branco made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Battal Seyyit Tunçdağ shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Gustavo Pirani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zeki Azimli took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Luís Gustavo Pirani. Luís Gustavo Pirani dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Luís Gustavo Pirani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Türkeş Sümeroğlu in the 58th minute of the match. Yaser Topuz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joel da Silva in the 62nd minute. In the 63rd minute, Joel da Silva 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. Battal Seyyit Tunçdağ took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 68th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Luís Gustavo Pirani. ALMA GUERREIRA's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Luís Gustavo Pirani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafet Eroğul, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. In the 71stth minute of the game Türkeş Sümeroğlu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ALMA GUERREIRA's Luís Gustavo Pirani was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Joel da Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 79th match minute, ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by İsmail Orhun Temizkanoğlu to maneuver through the defense. 81 minutes into the match, ALMA GUERREIRA's goal looked a bit too open when Rafet Eroğul came free, but Luís Gustavo Pirani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luís Gustavo Pirani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafet Eroğul, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. 85 minutes into the game, Rafet Eroğul cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Luís Gustavo Pirani was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Saadettin Başesgioğlu during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Saadettin Başesgioğlu hit a great ball. 89 minutes into the match, ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's goal looked a bit too open when Adhemar Branco came free, but Yaser Topuz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafet Eroğul in the 92nd minute of play forced ALMA GUERREIRA's goalkeeper Luís Gustavo Pirani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.