U18 World League

Carno Arena
Spectators: 8010 (Terracing: 6009, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fabiano Del Papa started the match with the kick off. Cristoforo Giacomini stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Saltuk Taşdemir's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. In the 7th minute Saltuk Taşdemir shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristoforo Giacomini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sacit Ergenç kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Alfonso Vittorio took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 17th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Süleyman Sebukalp. Carno FK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Süleyman Sebukalp didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fabiano Del Papa went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 22nd minute, Carlo Martano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Süleyman Sebukalp was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the last second Cristoforo Giacomini throw himself and got hold of the ball when Saltuk Taşdemir in the 27thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. 29 minutes into the game, AC Collins's Fabiano Del Papa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Süleyman Sebukalp made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alfredo Lemma in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Süleyman Sebukalp prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 33 played minutes AC Collins got a freekick which was hit by Carlo Martano. After a defensive mix-up in AC Collins's zone, İlkan Yalım stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristoforo Giacomini came out of the goal and İlkan Yalım tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to AC Collins getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Cosimo Scevola hit a great ball. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind AC Collins's goalkeeper Cristoforo Giacomini, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Namık Atik's late challenge caught a AC Collins's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Namık Atik helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Carno FK's Namık Atik got a free kick in the 45th minute. After the first half AC Collins were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Saltuk Taşdemir was the one to do the kick off. Süleyman Sebukalp made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alfredo Lemma in the 55th minute. In the 56th minute, Halim Eyüp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. AC Collins made a substitution. Dave Marrone replaced Domenico Graziani. In the 58th minute, Halim Eyüp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabiano Del Papa scored 0-4 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Süleyman Sebukalp, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesare Trentini in the 64th minute of play forced Carno FK's goalkeeper Süleyman Sebukalp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alfredo Lemma could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Süleyman Sebukalp made a huge save. In the 68th minute, AC Collins's Fabiano Del Papa dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. After 71 minutes, Cosimo Scevola mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AC Collins and the Carno FK players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 71st minute, Cosimo Scevola hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 72nd match minute, AC Collins was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabiano Del Papa to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to AC Collins getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Ennio Catena hit a great ball. 78 minutes into the match, Carno FK's goal looked a bit too open when Fabiano Del Papa came free, but Süleyman Sebukalp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute of the match Alfonso Vittorio sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Süleyman Sebukalp skillfully saved the ball. AC Collins's Alfredo Lemma got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Saltuk Taşdemir took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cristoforo Giacomini. Cristoforo Giacomini dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5. AC Collins's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.