U18 World League

Sabadim
Spectators: 7507 (Terracing: 5631, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Sabadim Harammes PRD's Olívio Durães 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. Marco Paredes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aygün Koç having to interfere. Marco Paredes succeeded in the game's 9th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. Aygün Koç made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Paredes in the 13th minute of play. Marco Paredes received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Aygün Koç came out and tried to block the shot, but Marco Paredes slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 15th minute. Olívio Durães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 24th minute, Erbatur Başoğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Paredes in the 28th minute of play forced North Port UTD's goalkeeper Aygün Koç to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valério Vidal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erkan Rikap in the 30th minute of play. In the 32nd minute North Port UTD were awarded a corner. Ardahan Şenbay went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Ardahan Şenbay got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Valério Vidal quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After a defensive mix-up in North Port UTD's zone, Olívio Durães stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aygün Koç came out of the goal and Olívio Durães tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Birkan Sarik to strike the kick off in the second half. Marco Paredes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aygün Koç having to make a save. After having played for 59 minutes, Marco Paredes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sabadim Harammes PRD's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marco Paredes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Olívio Durães came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Sabadim Harammes PRD 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 Olívio Durães couldn't finish the play. A collision led to North Port UTD getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Erbatur Başoğlu hit a great ball. In the 68th match minute, North Port UTD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erkan Rikap to maneuver through the defense. After 70 played minutes Sabadim Harammes PRD got a freekick which was hit by Serafim Ferrão. Marco Paredes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aygün Koç having to make a save. In the 72nd minute, Ardahan Şenbay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marco Paredes scored 3-0 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aygün Koç, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Erkan Rikap during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Erkan Rikap hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. In the 86th minute, Marco Paredes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sabadim Harammes PRD fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind North Port UTD's goalkeeper Aygün Koç, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Birkan Sarik's late challenge caught a Sabadim Harammes PRD's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Birkan Sarik helped the player get up and apologised. Birkan Sarik hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the North Port UTD players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Sabadim Harammes PRD.