U18 World League

Veliefendi Dome
Spectators: 7553 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Erdem Gürgen took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 15th match minute, FC Rägi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tizian Figini to maneuver through the defense. In the 22nd minute, Brian Cornetti ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Asım Salim was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Ingvar Bourdette didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 27th minute, which inside left pole to 1-1. Ingvar Bourdette made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emin İlenç in the 30th minute. In the 31st minute of the match My Perfection got a corner. FC Rägi's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Balamir Özerk ran over to the corner to take the kick. 33 minutes into the match, My Perfection's Emin İlenç sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ingvar Bourdette narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Çağan Umut hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Ingvar Bourdette didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Erdem Gürgen went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. In the 45th minute, Jules von Reding made a precise shot to the right of Asım Salim. My Perfection's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

FC Rägi's Gian Huerliman was substituted for Jules von Reding. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Brian Cornetti to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute Erdem Gürgen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ingvar Bourdette saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 57th minute Erdem Gürgen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ingvar Bourdette saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 59 minutes into the game, My Perfection's Erdem Gürgen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ingvar Bourdette made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erdem Gürgen in the 70th minute of play forced FC Rägi's goalkeeper Ingvar Bourdette to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th minute of the game, Erdem Gürgen landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. After 78 played minutes FC Rägi got a freekick which was hit by Gerwin Rogger. Brian Cornetti could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Asım Salim made a huge save. Ingvar Bourdette made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dilaver Pekant in the 86th minute of play. When Emin İlenç fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored My Perfection's protests and gave Emin İlenç a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to My Perfection getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Emin İlenç hit a great ball. Emin İlenç was shown his second yellow card after 88 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 89th match minute, My Perfection was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emin İlenç to maneuver through the defense. Kutlualp Rahmet hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. In the 92nd minute of the match, Adolfo Buschor tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Asım Salim saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 94th minute, Brian Cornetti left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Rägi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.