U18 World League

Gothic Souls Arena
Spectators: 7631 (Terracing: 5724, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Özkan Geylanoğlu kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Broom of the System DA13 getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Ferdinando Walcher hit a great ball. Menderes Hikmet didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ferdinando Walcher went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Menderes Hikmet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferdinando Walcher in the 14th minute of the match. Dino Cannavacciuolo kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. In the 18th match minute, Gothic Souls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nizam Kutlay to maneuver through the defense. Ferdinando Walcher took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Menderes Hikmet. Menderes Hikmet dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Menderes Hikmet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donato Di Fazio, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Özkan Geylanoğlu took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Ermanno Briganti to make any attempt to save it. Ermanno Briganti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Özkan Geylanoğlu in the 37th minute of the match. Ermanno Briganti stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Özkan Geylanoğlu's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. Özkan Geylanoğlu's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 43rdth minute, Ermanno Briganti skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, Özkan Geylanoğlu put it in 2-3 from a short distance just to the right of Ermanno Briganti. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-3.

The wind increased when Ferdinando Walcher made the kick off in the second half. Ermanno Briganti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Özkan Geylanoğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 56thth minute of the game Özkan Geylanoğlu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Broom of the System DA13's Ermanno Briganti was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 57 minutes into the game, Aldo Petrini was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Broom of the System DA13's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gothic Souls the free kick. In the 57th minute, Aldo Petrini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 59th match minute, Broom of the System DA13 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dino Cannavacciuolo to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Broom of the System DA13 getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Alvaro Mastrangelo hit a great ball. 64 minutes into the match, Broom of the System DA13's goal looked a bit too open when Özkan Geylanoğlu came free, but Ermanno Briganti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Francesco Petito charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Francesco Petito the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Broom of the System DA13's Francesco Petito got a free kick in the 66th minute. After 68 played minutes Gothic Souls got a freekick which was hit by Poyraz Suyurgal. Eraldo Fantauzzi hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Eraldo Fantauzzi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Menderes Hikmet having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Özkan Geylanoğlu in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ermanno Briganti prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Atabey Canfer kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. The Gothic Souls fans' excitement grew in the 82nd match minute when Gothic Souls's Özkan Geylanoğlu 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 3-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Özkan Geylanoğlu in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ermanno Briganti prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 89th match minute, Gothic Souls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Güneri Ula to maneuver through the defense. Francesco Petito kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. After 92 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Broom of the System DA13! Özkan Geylanoğlu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Ermanno Briganti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Özkan Geylanoğlu in the 98th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ermanno Briganti saved Broom of the System DA13 from getting behind. Umur Yuluğ sent away a hard shot on goal in the 100th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gothic Souls's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.