U18 World League

Cx AY YILDIZ Cx
Spectators: 7468 (Terracing: 5602, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Neşat Kadrihan took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cesar McCollum took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doğaner Arslanoğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cesar McCollum showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bedir Akbayrak in the 8th minute of the match. The supporters of Futbol Sevenler Kulübü booed when Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dalton Gage didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16th minute, Neşat Kadrihan 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. Futbol Sevenler Kulübü's Olcay Orkun Gümüş played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zachary Carmona in the 20th minute of play. When Neşat Kadrihan fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Futbol Sevenler Kulübü's protests and gave Neşat Kadrihan a yellow card for diving instead. After some careless play in the Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx defense, Behçet Canol kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cesar McCollum. The Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cesar McCollum should have stopped the shot. Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx's Cesar McCollum played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Behçet Canol in the 39th minute of play. 40 minutes into the game, Futbol Sevenler Kulübü's Mehmet Çağrı Aktemur nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cesar McCollum made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Cesar McCollum made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Neşat Kadrihan in the 45th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rocco Laws stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Doğaner Arslanoğlu came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Futbol Sevenler Kulübü 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 Doğaner Arslanoğlu couldn't finish the play. After 52 played minutes Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx got a freekick which was hit by Anatole Prater. When Doğaner Arslanoğlu got free in front of the goal in the 54th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Cesar McCollum was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Cesar McCollum took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Behçet Canol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute, Doğaner Arslanoğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carlos Cadieux kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx's zone, Mehmet Çağrı Aktemur stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cesar McCollum came out of the goal and Mehmet Çağrı Aktemur tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 66 minutes into the match, Hurşit Taif notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx's Cesar McCollum. Cesar McCollum was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cesar McCollum made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Neşat Kadrihan in the 74th minute of play. 78 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Futbol Sevenler Kulübü's Doğaner Arslanoğlu fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. The crowd rose to their feet as Neşat Kadrihan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Cesar McCollum. That made the score 0-4 in the 89 minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx's goal looked a bit too open when Neşat Kadrihan came free, but Cesar McCollum reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.