U18 World League

Battle of death
Spectators: 7671 (Terracing: 5754, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) Fidan SK's Battal Seyyit Evliya started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Calito Garcia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Ruhi Eryavuz made a huge save. Ergün Uluçam scored 0-1 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Raul Brandao, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 11 minutes, Abdurrahman Kartekin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fidan SK and the ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Edgardo Arias shot from long distance in the 12th minute, but Ruhi Eryavuz was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. Ergün Uluçam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raul Brandao having to interfere. Calito Garcia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Ruhi Eryavuz made a huge save. Calito Garcia received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ruhi Eryavuz came out and tried to block the shot, but Calito Garcia slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 18th minute. Diómedes Rodriguez took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ruhi Eryavuz. Ruhi Eryavuz 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. Cheito Mota hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Diómedes Rodriguez hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Fidan SK's Selmi Ahi got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ergün Uluçam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raul Brandao having to interfere. Battal Seyyit Evliya sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Calito Garcia made the kick off in the second half. Ergün Uluçam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 61 minutes into the match, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goal looked a bit too open when Battal Seyyit Evliya came free, but Raul Brandao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Calito Garcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 64thth minute of the game Diómedes Rodriguez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fidan SK's Ruhi Eryavuz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Selmi Ahi came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Fidan SK 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 Selmi Ahi couldn't finish the play. Selmi Ahi hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. If Diómedes Rodriguez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdurrahman Kartekin kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Ruhi Eryavuz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diómedes Rodriguez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Fidan SK getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Garip Ulukaan hit a great ball. In the 82nd minute Diómedes Rodriguez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruhi Eryavuz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Selmi Ahi hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 83rd minute of the match Cheito Mota sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ruhi Eryavuz skillfully saved the ball. Fidan SK's Ergün Uluçam came free and shot a quick shot against goal 84 minutes in the game, fortunately Raul Brandao had problems saving as it came toward the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diómedes Rodriguez in the 87th minute of play forced Fidan SK's goalkeeper Ruhi Eryavuz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 89 minutes, Ergün Uluçam managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fidan SK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ergün Uluçam was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Ergün Uluçam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Many of Fidan SK's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Fidan SK may have spent more time on the ball, but ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.