U18 World League

Emotep Stadium
Spectators: 7543 (Terracing: 5659, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rui Madeira kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Altamora FC booed when Emotep SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kıraç Sarduç didn't get a good kick on the ball. Refik Gülerce hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Caio Palma in the 5th minute of play forced Emotep SK's goalkeeper Hamdullah Uslu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Seyfullah Aydınoğlu charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Seyfullah Aydınoğlu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Emotep SK getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Seyfullah Aydınoğlu hit a great ball. Hamdullah Uslu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rui Madeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 9th minute, Rui Madeira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hamdullah Uslu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Ramiz Göktepe hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Emotep SK's Akil Taki suffered a sore thigh after 17 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Xavier Estrela during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hürkan Ağar in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vítor Pádua prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kıraç Sarduç hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. In the 34th minute Eurico Correia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hamdullah Uslu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 37 minutes, Micael Cabral managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Altamora FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Micael Cabral was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 39 minutes into the game, Hürkan Ağar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Vítor Pádua was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Hürkan Ağar came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Emotep SK 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 Hürkan Ağar couldn't finish the play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hürkan Ağar to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Altamora FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hürkan Ağar came free, but Vítor Pádua reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eurico Correia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 58th minute, Henrique Vital hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vítor Pádua showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hürkan Ağar, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. 60 minutes into the game, Henrique Vital was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Altamora FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Emotep SK the free kick. A collision led to Altamora FC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Henrique Vital hit a great ball. Ramiz Göktepe took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 61st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Vítor Pádua. Altamora FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Vítor Pádua showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hürkan Ağar, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kıraç Sarduç in the 65th minute of play forced Altamora FC's goalkeeper Vítor Pádua to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Altamora FC getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Henrique Vital hit a great ball. Vítor Pádua didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hürkan Ağar went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Ademar Baía sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Altamora FC defense, Hürkan Ağar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vítor Pádua. The Altamora FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vítor Pádua should have stopped the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kıraç Sarduç in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vítor Pádua prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Emotep SK had won after a very even match.