U18 World League

Estádio Monumental
Spectators: 7674 (Terracing: 5756, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kağan Korhan made the kick off which started today's match. After 5 minutes of play, ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s Kağan Korhan made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rafael Benítez was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s Ahmet Ömür Sarvan got a free kick in the 9th minute. Abdulkerim Gazzal was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Abelardo Sanches. In the 11th minute, Atalan Hüsrev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kağan Korhan in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rafael Benítez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 15 minutes of play, Leon Sport Club's Marcelo da Cunha made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abdulkerim Gazzal was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 18th minute Ahmet Ömür Sarvan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafael Benítez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kağan Korhan in the 22nd minute of play forced Leon Sport Club's goalkeeper Rafael Benítez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Cauan Garcia fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Leon Sport Club's protests and gave Cauan Garcia a yellow card for diving instead. After 25 played minutes Leon Sport Club got a freekick which was hit by Cauan Garcia. After 26 played minutes, ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s Günalp Bülbül shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rafael Benítez came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™ reached it. Abdulkerim Gazzal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldo Abreu in the 29th minute of play. The ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™ fans' excitement grew in the 38th match minute when ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s Kağan Korhan 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 1-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kağan Korhan in the 45th minute of play forced Leon Sport Club's goalkeeper Rafael Benítez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Adriano Teixeira was the one to do the kick off. Emirhan Polat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 50th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 53rdth minute of the game Kağan Korhan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Leon Sport Club's Rafael Benítez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anderson Gerber in the 55th minute of play forced ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s goalkeeper Abdulkerim Gazzal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cumali Tuz in the 58th minute of play forced Leon Sport Club's goalkeeper Rafael Benítez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leon Sport Club were furious when Vágner Teixeira was red carded, 59 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After a rather tough play, Leon Sport Club's Vágner Teixeira got a free kick in the 60th minute. After 60 played minutes, ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s Günalp Bülbül shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rafael Benítez came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™ reached it. In the 64th minute, Marcelo da Cunha ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Abdulkerim Gazzal was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Abdulkerim Gazzal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldo Abreu in the 70th minute of play. When Marcelo da Cunha came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Leon Sport Club fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Marcelo da Cunha couldn't finish the play. Abdulkerim Gazzal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldo Abreu in the 76th minute of play. When the match clock showed 81 minutes, the score became 3-3 when Anderson Gerber sped through ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Abdulkerim Gazzal. Abdulkerim Gazzal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anderson Gerber in the 85th minute of play. Kağan Korhan hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Abdulkerim Gazzal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anderson Gerber, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Marcelo da Cunha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Abdulkerim Gazzal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.