U18 World League

Pikachuzim Arena
Spectators: 8105 (Terracing: 6080, Seating: 1864, VIP seats: 161) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Önder Salman kicked off to start the match. When Önder Salman came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa 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 Önder Salman couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baturalp Özdener in the 8th minute of play forced AS Pikachuzim's goalkeeper Basílio Trigo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Laerte Toscano made in the 10th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Victor da Fonseca immediately put the ball in play. A collision led to AS Pikachuzim getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Evandro Varela hit a great ball. After 15 minutes, Önder Salman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa and the AS Pikachuzim players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 17th minute, Evandro Varela got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Yılmaz Kandemir hit a great ball. When Acácio Paulista fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AS Pikachuzim's protests and gave Acácio Paulista a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa booed when AS Pikachuzim was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Acácio Paulista didn't get a good kick on the ball. Şadi Cihaner made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Evandro Varela sent off a good shot on target. Ahmet Erdem Sureha hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. In the 30th minute, Jaime Teixeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Recep Talha Ozan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa fans' excitement grew in the 35th match minute when Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa's Recep Talha Ozan looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Recep Talha Ozan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa's supporters rose to their feet, but Recep Talha Ozan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Basílio Trigo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to AS Pikachuzim getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Gildo da Fonseca hit a great ball. If Bahtiyar Üstüner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Evandro Varela was the one to do the kick off. With a little luck, AS Pikachuzim's Basílio Trigo got control of the ball when Recep Talha Ozan tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa's İshak Gökçek got a free kick in the 62nd minute. In the 69th minute Baturalp Özdener shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Basílio Trigo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Şadi Cihaner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evandro Varela, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. After a rather tough play, AS Pikachuzim's Claudinei do Valle got a free kick in the 78th minute. The supporters of Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa booed when AS Pikachuzim was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudinei do Valle didn't get a good kick on the ball. Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa's Ahmet Erdem Sureha couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 81st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for AS Pikachuzim. Şadi Cihaner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor da Fonseca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Basílio Trigo made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Ali Numan Akgöze sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evandro Varela in the 89th minute of play forced Erzincan MustafaKemalPaşa's goalkeeper Şadi Cihaner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.