U18 World League

El Monumental
Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5613, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mustafa Hamit Afgan got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of El Millo de Haedo booed when Sadikköy Erdoğan FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. İsmet Tuğtaşı didn't get a good kick on the ball. Seyfullah Uraz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ignacio Montrell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's Seyfullah Uraz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ignacio Montrell in the 6th minute of play. After 8 minutes Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jimeno Precioso who took care of the corner kick. Jimeno Precioso made a great header on El Millo de Haedo's corner, it was just that Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's Seyfullah Uraz managed to reach the ball for a save. 18 minutes into the match, Ramiro Urbez notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's Seyfullah Uraz. Seyfullah Uraz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. İsmet Tuğtaşı's late challenge caught a El Millo de Haedo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. İsmet Tuğtaşı helped the player get up and apologised. After 20 played minutes Sadikköy Erdoğan FK got a freekick which was hit by İsmet Tuğtaşı. Seyfullah Uraz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amancio Pirmin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd match minute, Sadikköy Erdoğan FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Metin Oktay to maneuver through the defense. Seyfullah Uraz was out of position in the 37 minute of play, and Ignacio Montrell capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ignacio Montrell really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. After 47 minutes of play, Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's Mustafa Hamit Afgan made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Antonio Carrizo was left in no man's land by his defense there!

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ignacio Montrell to make the kick off. Amancio Pirmin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Seyfullah Uraz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Sadikköy Erdoğan FK defense, Ignacio Montrell kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Seyfullah Uraz. The Sadikköy Erdoğan FK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Seyfullah Uraz should have stopped the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ignacio Montrell in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Seyfullah Uraz saved Sadikköy Erdoğan FK from getting behind. Seyfullah Uraz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ignacio Montrell in the 64th minute of play. 65 minutes into the game, Ignacio Montrell was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. El Millo de Haedo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sadikköy Erdoğan FK the free kick. After 65 played minutes El Millo de Haedo got a freekick which was hit by Ignacio Montrell. Amancio Pirmin hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, El Millo de Haedo's Benicio Bibiano got a free kick in the 68th minute. The supporters of Sadikköy Erdoğan FK booed when El Millo de Haedo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ramiro Urbez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Seyfullah Uraz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás Rico, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Seyfullah Uraz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matias Magdaleno, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. After 92 minutes of play El Millo de Haedo's Benicio Bibiano was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The El Millo de Haedo fans cheered their team off the field, for while Sadikköy Erdoğan FK had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.