U18 World League

Estadio El Coloso
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cirilo Escobar kicked off to start the match. Tolga Şahinhan scored 0-1 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Melchor Medero, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Melchor Medero didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kutalp Akbaba went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. A collision led to El Stradivarius getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Ramon Urbez hit a great ball. In the 22nd minute, Kutalp Akbaba ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Melchor Medero was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. In the 30th match minute, KOO Tigers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kutalp Akbaba to maneuver through the defense. Boğaç Kutuner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Melchor Medero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Doğukan Nadi, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. After 39 minutes of play, El Stradivarius's Cirilo Escobar made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Güneri Saltık was left in no man's land by his defense there! El Stradivarius's Cirilo Escobar got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cirilo Escobar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Doğukan Nadi made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to KOO Tigers getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Tolga Şahinhan hit a great ball. 58 minutes into the match, KOO Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Ramon Urbez came free, but Güneri Saltık reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 68 minutes into the game, Marcos Daunte was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. El Stradivarius's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave KOO Tigers the free kick. In the 68th minute, Marcos Daunte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Oğuzcan Pamirhan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 69th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Melchor Medero. El Stradivarius's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 74th minute of the match El Stradivarius got a corner. KOO Tigers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cirilo Escobar ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on El Stradivarius's corner Cirilo Escobar fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Güneri Saltık quite easily take care of the ball. 78 minutes into the match, El Stradivarius's goal looked a bit too open when Doğukan Nadi came free, but Melchor Medero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 90th minute, Tolga Şahinhan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 94th minute, Moises Sauveur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The KOO Tigers supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing KOO Tigers would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.