U18 World League

SeReGiR AReNA
Spectators: 7459 (Terracing: 5595, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dé Baron got the match started through his kick off. Bumin Baykutay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dé Baron in the 8th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the game, Haşim Ekinci was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CiZRe BoTaNSPoR's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave NFC Eagles 22 the free kick. The supporters of NFC Eagles 22 booed when CiZRe BoTaNSPoR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Haşim Ekinci didn't get a good kick on the ball. CiZRe BoTaNSPoR's Bumin Baykutay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dé Baron in the 17th minute of play. Haşim Ekinci's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 19thth minute, Jos Nijhof skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Haşim Ekinci 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 Jos Nijhof 20 minutes into the match. NFC Eagles 22's Ronny Colen got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bumin Baykutay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dé Baron in the 29th minute of play. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by CiZRe BoTaNSPoR's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dé Baron was slow to take the kick. During this time NFC Eagles 22's players had a chance to rest. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ernesto Che during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dé Baron took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 32nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bumin Baykutay. CiZRe BoTaNSPoR's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 33rd match minute, NFC Eagles 22 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronny Colen to maneuver through the defense. Ronny Colen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 43 minutes, Dé Baron managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. NFC Eagles 22's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dé Baron 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 44th match minute, CiZRe BoTaNSPoR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mustafa Orhan Ahioğlu to maneuver through the defense. After 48 played minutes NFC Eagles 22 got a freekick which was hit by Ronny Colen. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Haşim Ekinci made a kick off. Ronny Colen hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Dé Baron's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bumin Baykutay read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. After 56 played minutes CiZRe BoTaNSPoR got a freekick which was hit by Mustafa Orhan Ahioğlu. In the 56th match minute, NFC Eagles 22 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Handi Harri to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, NFC Eagles 22's Handi Harri got a free kick in the 60th minute. In the 70th minute, Anıl Berk Okutman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CiZRe BoTaNSPoR fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. After 84 played minutes NFC Eagles 22 got a freekick which was hit by Johannes Steelman. NFC Eagles 22's Jos Nijhof played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yıldırım Bayezit in the 85th minute of play. Bumin Baykutay made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Ronny Colen sent off a good shot on target. Anıl Berk Okutman kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. When Handi Harri came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the NFC Eagles 22 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 Handi Harri couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as NFC Eagles 22's Dé Baron slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Bumin Baykutay. That made the score 2-1 after 95 minutes of play. When the referee ended the match the CiZRe BoTaNSPoR players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.