U18 World League

Coffin Arena
Spectators: 7631 (Terracing: 5724, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ahmet Hamdi Sağun started the match with the kick off. Beyaz Zenciler's Şanver Ümran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcial Bras in the 3rd minute of play. In the 4th minute Santos Confesor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Şanver Ümran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, San Fernando Eagles's Saul Etxeberri got control of the ball when Ahmet Hamdi Sağun tried to sneak it across the goal line. With 14 minutes on the clock, Alesandro Nesta commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 13th minute of the game. One of Beyaz Zenciler:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of San Fernando Eagles:s goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Beyaz Zenciler's Hacı Ali Özbir slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Saul Etxeberri. That made the score 1-2 after 21 minutes of play. After a defensive mix-up in San Fernando Eagles's zone, Hacı Ali Özbir stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Saul Etxeberri came out of the goal and Hacı Ali Özbir tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 31 minutes into the match, Beyaz Zenciler's goal looked a bit too open when Marcial Bras came free, but Şanver Ümran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Remigio Arias in the 32nd minute of play forced Beyaz Zenciler's goalkeeper Şanver Ümran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Beyaz Zenciler's Hacı Ali Özbir was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 39th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Remigio Arias made a kick off. Hacı Ali Özbir fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saul Etxeberri having to interfere. After a rather tough play, San Fernando Eagles's Eustacio Perfecto got a free kick in the 57th minute. Azim Tarık was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 58th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 60 minutes into the match, Beyaz Zenciler's Hacı Ali Özbir sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Saul Etxeberri narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 63 minutes into the match, Santos Confesor dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Şanver Ümran, 2-3. Ahmet Hamdi Sağun hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. The audience thought it was a sure goal in the 68th minute, when San Fernando Eagles's Ambrosio Vimaro after having done a great run through the defense got himself free with Şanver Ümran in Beyaz Zenciler's goal and fired away a shot, but it missed the goal by a fraction of an inch. Hacı Ali Özbir kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Santos Confesor received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Şanver Ümran came out and tried to block the shot, but Santos Confesor slotted it home off the left post making it 2-4 in the 72nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hacı Ali Özbir in the 78th minute of play forced San Fernando Eagles's goalkeeper Saul Etxeberri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79thth minute of the game Hacı Ali Özbir who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but San Fernando Eagles's Saul Etxeberri was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Remigio Arias could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Şanver Ümran made a huge save. After some careless play in the San Fernando Eagles defense, Hacı Ali Özbir kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Saul Etxeberri. The San Fernando Eagles fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Saul Etxeberri should have stopped the shot. Şanver Ümran came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by San Fernando Eagles's Santos Confesor. But to his dismay, Santos Confesor quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-5. Şanver Ümran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santos Confesor in the 91st minute of play. Eustacio Perfecto hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. 96 minutes into the match, Hacı Ali Özbir notched a goal, 4-5, to the right of San Fernando Eagles's Saul Etxeberri. Saul Etxeberri was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. San Fernando Eagles played a much better game than Beyaz Zenciler and deserved their victory. The Beyaz Zenciler players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.