U18 World League

KARAKARTAL
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) In the 2nd minute, Thodoris Pavlakakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 4 minutes into the match, AC Milan's goalkeeper Kostas Tsioris had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vehdi Uruk. Burç Behzat recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the YERSIYAHGOKBEYAZ defense, Petros Malioufas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kaan Tur. The YERSIYAHGOKBEYAZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kaan Tur should have stopped the shot. When Vehdi Uruk fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored YERSIYAHGOKBEYAZ's protests and gave Vehdi Uruk a yellow card for diving instead. After 13 played minutes YERSIYAHGOKBEYAZ got a freekick which was hit by Vehdi Uruk. YERSIYAHGOKBEYAZ's Kaan Tur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Koulis Saveris in the 14th minute of play. After some careless play in the YERSIYAHGOKBEYAZ defense, Petros Malioufas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kaan Tur. The YERSIYAHGOKBEYAZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kaan Tur should have stopped the shot. Kaan Tur didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Petros Malioufas went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. After having played for 22 minutes, Çelebi Okutman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. YERSIYAHGOKBEYAZ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Çelebi Okutman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thodoris Pavlakakis kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. A hard shot 24 in the game by Vehdi Uruk from a close distance when the talented Kostas Tsioris managed to make a qualified save. AC Milan's players were relieved. AC Milan's Kostas Tsioris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Vefik Tanbolat in the 30th minute of play. In the 32nd minute Petros Malioufas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kaan Tur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, YERSIYAHGOKBEYAZ's Burç Behzat got a free kick in the 34th minute. 40 minutes into the game, AC Milan's Konstantinos Triantafyllopoulos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kaan Tur made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4.

The wind increased when Petros Malioufas made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to YERSIYAHGOKBEYAZ getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Tolunay Mevlit hit a great ball. 51 minutes into the match, AC Milan's Petros Malioufas broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Burç Behzat's late challenge caught a AC Milan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Burç Behzat helped the player get up and apologised. After 57 played minutes YERSIYAHGOKBEYAZ got a freekick which was hit by Burç Behzat. In the 63rd minute, Thodoris Pavlakakis made a precise shot to the right of Kaan Tur. YERSIYAHGOKBEYAZ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Koulis Saveris in the 66th minute of play forced YERSIYAHGOKBEYAZ's goalkeeper Kaan Tur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 71 minutes of play, AC Milan's Koulis Saveris made it 0-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kaan Tur was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of AC Milan booed when YERSIYAHGOKBEYAZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vehdi Uruk didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Burç Behzat came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the YERSIYAHGOKBEYAZ 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 Burç Behzat couldn't finish the play. If Petros Malioufas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kaan Tur made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Petros Malioufas sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, YERSIYAHGOKBEYAZ's Çelebi Okutman got a free kick in the 88th minute. After recieving a nice pass, AC Milan's Petros Malioufas tried to score from far away in the 89th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. AC Milan's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.