U18 World League

KARAGÜLLE ARENA
Spectators: 8475 (Terracing: 6357, Seating: 1949, VIP seats: 169) !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's İlyas Ahid 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. David Vale hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Köksal Nasreddin kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. With a little luck, Palestra do Interior's Antônio Carlos Cavalcante got control of the ball when Haydar Torhan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jhon Barcellos, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Elói Prestes hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. In the 16th minute, Olcay Orkun Sadi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. The referee felt a red card was in order, 23 minutes into the game, when David Vale put in a rough tackle. After 22 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Palestra do Interior! In the 26th minute, Elói Prestes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ulysses Neto hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Güney Ceceli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antônio Carlos Cavalcante having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Serafim Simão stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Serafim Simão sent off a good shot on target. With his leg Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu managed to avoid a goal in the 55thth minute, when Palestra do Interior's Serafim Simão fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's Köksal Nasreddin got his second yellow card of the match in the 58th minute. The referee ordered Köksal Nasreddin off the ground. After a rather tough play, !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's Köksal Nasreddin got a free kick in the 59th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Burç Bir during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Burç Bir hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Burç Bir hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. William Luz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Palestra do Interior booed when !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Haydar Torhan didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by İlyas Ahid during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 81 played minutes !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU got a freekick which was hit by İlyas Ahid. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, William Luz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Palestra do Interior's supporters rose to their feet, but William Luz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 85th match minute, !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yenal Tuğaltan to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by William Luz in the 94th minute of play forced !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's goalkeeper Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.