U18 World League

Cha Fe FC
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Florentino Dei started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Cha Fe FC getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Cesar Ticho hit a great ball. If Ronaldo J.J. had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, KOO Tigers's Hüsmen Ötüken got a free kick in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartolo Galtero in the 14th minute of play forced KOO Tigers's goalkeeper Andriy Lunin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andriy Lunin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florentino Dei in the 14th minute of the match. Cha Fe FC were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after KOO Tigers's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Segundo Raitin took the corner. Andriy Lunin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florentino Dei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andriy Lunin made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Bartolo Galtero sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 31 minutes, Ronaldo J.J. managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KOO Tigers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ronaldo J.J. was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Cha Fe FC's goalkeeper Prudencio Damario, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Arda Ozan Sökmensu came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the KOO Tigers 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 Arda Ozan Sökmensu couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ronaldo J.J. in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Prudencio Damario saved Cha Fe FC from getting behind. Ronaldo J.J. fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Prudencio Damario having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ronaldo J.J. made a kick off. Bartolo Galtero's late challenge caught a KOO Tigers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bartolo Galtero helped the player get up and apologised. Florentino Dei sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Prudencio Damario made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Boğaç Kutuner sent off a good shot on target. Andriy Lunin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cesar Ticho, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Andriy Lunin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cesar Ticho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 75 minutes of play, KOO Tigers's Ronaldo J.J. made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Prudencio Damario was left in no man's land by his defense there! 78 minutes into the game, Cha Fe FC's Bartolo Galtero nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Andriy Lunin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Andriy Lunin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bartolo Galtero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in KOO Tigers's zone, Florentino Dei stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Andriy Lunin came out of the goal and Florentino Dei tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Bartolo Galtero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Bartolo Galtero's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andriy Lunin was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartolo Galtero in the 97th minute of play forced KOO Tigers's goalkeeper Andriy Lunin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Cha Fe FC lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.