U18 World League

Maracanã
Spectators: 7574 (Terracing: 5682, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hortêncio Sena started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Berke Mansız hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bahri Tolunay kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Yuri Neiva took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 6th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Abdi Aktürk. nRdLiFe's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 7 played minutes nRdLiFe got a freekick which was hit by Mehmet Oğuz Uruk. In the 10th minute, Hortêncio Sena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 12 minutes, Mürsel Barlas made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Flamengo FSCMZ's Léo Carioca tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 15th match minute, Flamengo FSCMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Germano Silva to maneuver through the defense. Derviş Tarim hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Flamengo FSCMZ's Léo Carioca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mustafa İzzet Atasoy in the 20th minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Ramiz Tuğaltan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Léo Carioca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Behçet Başaydın, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 39th minute Mürsel Barlas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Léo Carioca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. nRdLiFe's Derviş Tarim got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Léo Carioca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mustafa İzzet Atasoy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mürsel Barlas made a kick off. Mürsel Barlas 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. In the 56th match minute, nRdLiFe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bahri Tolunay to maneuver through the defense. Abdi Aktürk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilberto Alvarenga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 59 minutes into the game, Mürsel Barlas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Léo Carioca was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Behçet Başaydın recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to nRdLiFe getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Derviş Tarim hit a great ball. After 73 played minutes, Flamengo FSCMZ's Giovani Paranaense shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Abdi Aktürk came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Flamengo FSCMZ reached it. A collision led to nRdLiFe getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Bahri Tolunay hit a great ball. Nico Leão hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. After 80th play minutes Mustafa İzzet Atasoy shot 0-3, a short shot which went by Léo Carioca and just under the crossbar into goal. Mürsel Barlas charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mürsel Barlas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to nRdLiFe getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Mürsel Barlas hit a great ball. When the final whistle sounded nRdLiFe left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Flamengo FSCMZ.