U18 World League

Parque Arara Canindé
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Hendek Spor Kulübü's kaya Acarbay started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5th minute, Onur Ali İncel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hendek Spor Kulübü's Mehmet Ali Saltuk proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Hendek Spor Kulübü from getting a goal against them. Reko-Recko 03™'s Haroldo de Sena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orhan Veli Kurboga in the 12th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orhan Veli Kurboga in the 24th minute of play forced Reko-Recko 03™'s goalkeeper Haroldo de Sena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Reko-Recko 03™'s Gal Van shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 27th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Mehmet Ali Saltuk but with some difficulty. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armağan Mengübay in the 31st minute of play forced Reko-Recko 03™'s goalkeeper Haroldo de Sena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Hendek Spor Kulübü getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Nazil Sufi hit a great ball. 35 minutes into the match, Reko-Recko 03™'s Gal Van sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mehmet Ali Saltuk narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Hendek Spor Kulübü's Mehmet Ali Saltuk got control of the ball when Walmyr Proença tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 44th minute, Reko-Recko 03™'s Tostão Arruda dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Walmyr Proença stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nusrettin Uçman got free with Haroldo de Sena in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alessandro Moraes during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 55th match minute, Reko-Recko 03™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alessandro Moraes to maneuver through the defense. Paulinho Chaves hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. 69 minutes into the game, Reko-Recko 03™'s Paulinho Chaves nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mehmet Ali Saltuk made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. With his leg Haroldo de Sena managed to avoid a goal in the 73rdth minute, when Hendek Spor Kulübü's Yakup Kadri Akbatur fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 77 minutes into the game, Walmyr Proença cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Mehmet Ali Saltuk was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Haroldo de Sena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from kaya Acarbay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Walmyr Proença struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Mehmet Ali Saltuk didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Reko-Recko 03™. Haroldo de Sena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from kaya Acarbay in the 90th minute of the match. Zézinho Paraense's late challenge caught a Hendek Spor Kulübü's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zézinho Paraense helped the player get up and apologised. In the 91st minute, Zézinho Paraense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 93 minutes into the match, Reko-Recko 03™'s goal looked a bit too open when kaya Acarbay came free, but Haroldo de Sena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Haroldo de Sena didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 96th minute, which inside left pole to 3-2. Reko-Recko 03™'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.