U18 World League

Océane
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ulu Oylum made the kick off which started today's match. Franck Gigot could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Rafet Akçiçek made a huge save. Rafet Akçiçek made an important save on a dangerous shot by Franck Gigot in the 6th minute. A sloppy throw-in by Ramzy Goldstein in the 16th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by MegaFenerbahce's Kuzey Baran. After a rather tough play, Fierce's Henri Cazin got a free kick in the 18th minute. Ulu Oylum sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Salomon Pélage in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rafet Akçiçek saved MegaFenerbahce from getting behind. After 24 minutes, Joaquim Cariou mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fierce and the MegaFenerbahce players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of MegaFenerbahce booed when Fierce was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joaquim Cariou didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 29 played minutes Fierce got a freekick which was hit by Franck Gigot. After 31 played minutes MegaFenerbahce got a freekick which was hit by Baturay Karakaya. Baturay Karakaya kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Franck Gigot fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafet Akçiçek having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Franck Gigot to make the kick off. Rafet Akçiçek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franck Gigot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of MegaFenerbahce booed when Fierce was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Salomon Pélage didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 61 played minutes Fierce got a freekick which was hit by Ramzy Goldstein. When Fierce's Franck Gigot in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MegaFenerbahce's goalie prevented a goal. During the 67th minute of the match Joaquim Cariou completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Joaquim Cariou a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of MegaFenerbahce booed when Fierce was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joaquim Cariou didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ulu Oylum fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jolan Grosjean having to interfere. When Ulu Oylum came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the MegaFenerbahce 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 Ulu Oylum couldn't finish the play. Franck Gigot fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafet Akçiçek having to interfere. Rafet Akçiçek stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Salomon Pélage's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Franck Gigot in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rafet Akçiçek saved MegaFenerbahce from getting behind. Rafet Akçiçek stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Franck Gigot's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. In the 85th minute, Salomon Pélage 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. Kuzey Baran's late challenge caught a Fierce's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kuzey Baran helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, MegaFenerbahce's Kuzey Baran got a free kick in the 86th minute. After having played for 90 minutes, Ulu Oylum managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MegaFenerbahce's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ulu Oylum was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 3-0 became the score in the 92nd minute when Franck Gigot elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. MegaFenerbahce's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.