U18 World League

Pedro Bidegain
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jairo Astigar got the match started through his kick off. Isaac Garoa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Cengiz Dertsiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emanuel Bella sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ali Cengiz Dertsiz scored 0-1 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Isaac Garoa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, BATMAN SK's Moussa Sow got control of the ball when Jairo Astigar tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Ali Cengiz Dertsiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 14th minute Ali Cengiz Dertsiz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isaac Garoa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14th minute, Gualterio Aragones hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Moussa Sow came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by San Lorenzo 11's Jairo Astigar. But to his dismay, Jairo Astigar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. 20 minutes into the game, Emanuel Bella was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. San Lorenzo 11's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BATMAN SK the free kick. A collision led to San Lorenzo 11 getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Emanuel Bella hit a great ball. Moussa Sow was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Emanuel Bella showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 22 minute of play. Lázaro Txilar hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. The supporters of San Lorenzo 11 booed when BATMAN SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hidayet Eracar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leandro-Atilio Romagnoli's late challenge caught a BATMAN SK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leandro-Atilio Romagnoli helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to San Lorenzo 11 getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Leandro-Atilio Romagnoli hit a great ball. Ali Cengiz Dertsiz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isaac Garoa having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jairo Astigar in the 35th minute of play forced BATMAN SK's goalkeeper Moussa Sow to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 36 minutes, Gualterio Aragones mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the San Lorenzo 11 and the BATMAN SK players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of BATMAN SK booed when San Lorenzo 11 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gualterio Aragones didn't get a good kick on the ball. Isaac Garoa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Cengiz Dertsiz in the 37th minute of the match. After some careless play in the San Lorenzo 11 defense, Ali Cengiz Dertsiz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Isaac Garoa. The San Lorenzo 11 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Isaac Garoa should have stopped the shot. Isaac Garoa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Cengiz Dertsiz in the 46th minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ali Cengiz Dertsiz made a kick off. Emanuel Bella blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Moussa Sow having to make a save. After a rather tough play, San Lorenzo 11's Emanuel Bella got a free kick in the 56th minute. BATMAN SK's Ali Faruk Ergüner got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Emmanuel Emenike recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Moussa Sow showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jairo Astigar in the 68th minute of the match. Isaac Garoa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Faruk Ergüner, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. When Hidayet Eracar fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BATMAN SK's protests and gave Hidayet Eracar a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, BATMAN SK's Hidayet Eracar got a free kick in the 74th minute. A collision led to San Lorenzo 11 getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Leandro-Atilio Romagnoli hit a great ball. Ali Faruk Ergüner's late challenge caught a San Lorenzo 11's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ali Faruk Ergüner helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, BATMAN SK's Ali Faruk Ergüner got a free kick in the 80th minute. A collision led to BATMAN SK getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Haydar Erandaç hit a great ball. Moussa Sow didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jairo Astigar went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.