U18 World League

MANDALARENA
Spectators: 7652 (Terracing: 5741, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ariando Higuera made the kick off which started today's match. Aytaç Vacit charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aytaç Vacit the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 3rd minute, Aytaç Vacit hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Oton Gonzáles took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 3rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ahmet Gökalp Baydar. Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ariando Higuera did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Ahmet Gökalp Baydar 4 minutes into the match. After 9 minutes, Hadi Akdurmuş mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Otomasyon Gençlik F.K. and the ALPUJARRAS LIBRE players grew even worse after the yellow card. Hadi Akdurmuş kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Ariando Higuera who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 10thth minute tested the skills of Ahmet Gökalp Baydar when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 12th minute Savaşer İlbilge shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roger Zubizarreta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's Henric Suarez got a free kick in the 13th minute. Roger Zubizarreta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Çağan Erincer in the 14th minute of play. Roger Zubizarreta stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hadi Akdurmuş's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. Mücahit Akoğlu kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Hadi Akdurmuş fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roger Zubizarreta having to interfere. The supporters of ALPUJARRAS LIBRE booed when Otomasyon Gençlik F.K. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Işıkalp Beksan didn't get a good kick on the ball. 26 minutes into the game, Ariando Higuera recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ahmet Gökalp Baydar. Ariando Higuera showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. Ariando Higueras short, quick shot in the 31stth minute got Ahmet Gökalp Baydar to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When the match clock showed 36 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Ariando Higuera sped through Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ahmet Gökalp Baydar. After a defensive mix-up in Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s zone, Oton Gonzáles stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ahmet Gökalp Baydar came out of the goal and Oton Gonzáles tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Roger Zubizarreta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hadi Akdurmuş in the 43rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Çağan Erincer in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roger Zubizarreta prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Otomasyon Gençlik F.K. booed when ALPUJARRAS LIBRE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iyan Sainz didn't get a good kick on the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Çağan Erincer to make the kick off. Seve Feria hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Sindo Fernandez managed to get in a good position for a shot. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's supporters rose to their feet, but Sindo Fernandez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ahmet Gökalp Baydar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Roger Zubizarreta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Çağan Erincer in the 59th minute of the match. Roger Zubizarreta didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Çağan Erincer went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Hadi Akdurmuş recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 64th minute, Henric Suarez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE made a substitution. Arbidel Nadal replaced Castel Morales. The supporters of Otomasyon Gençlik F.K. booed when ALPUJARRAS LIBRE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henric Suarez didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 67th minute, Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s Hadi Akdurmuş dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-2. Ahmet Gökalp Baydar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sindo Fernandez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79thth minute of the game Ariando Higuera who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s Ahmet Gökalp Baydar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ahmet Gökalp Baydar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ariando Higuera in the 80th minute of play. Roger Zubizarreta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Çağan Erincer in the 83rd minute of the match. Seve Feria's late challenge caught a Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Seve Feria helped the player get up and apologised. Seve Feria kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. When Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s Çağan Erincer in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's goalie prevented a goal. Roger Zubizarreta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Çağan Erincer in the 93rd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Çağan Erincer in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roger Zubizarreta prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Hadi Akdurmuş's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Roger Zubizarreta firmly grabbed it by the left post. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.