U18 World League

Temple of Solomon
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Mehmet Halis Haliç made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 6th minute, Sungur Yalçın left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Last Airbender fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The audience was convinced that Mehmet Halis Haliç's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dylan Pizzuto was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. After 10 played minutes The Last Airbender got a freekick which was hit by Abdulaziz Sungur. The supporters of Templars FC booed when The Last Airbender was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mehmet Halis Haliç didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 16 played minutes The Last Airbender got a freekick which was hit by Celil Eroğul. 19 minutes into the match, The Last Airbender's goalkeeper Arif Nihat Dural had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kyle Camenzuli. An unexpectedly hard shot by Noel Cesare in the 22nd minute of play forced The Last Airbender's goalkeeper Arif Nihat Dural to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute, Abdulaziz Sungur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 32 played minutes The Last Airbender got a freekick which was hit by Emirhan Kutlan. 34 minutes into the game, Kyle Camenzuli cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Arif Nihat Dural was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sungur Yalçın's late challenge caught a Templars FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sungur Yalçın helped the player get up and apologised. After 37 played minutes The Last Airbender got a freekick which was hit by Sungur Yalçın. After a rather tough play, The Last Airbender's Sungur Yalçın got a free kick in the 39th minute. If Noel Cesare had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kyle Camenzuli kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Dylan Pizzuto came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by The Last Airbender's Sungur Yalçın. But to his dismay, Sungur Yalçın quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. After the first half The Last Airbender were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Peppino Azzopardi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arif Nihat Dural having to interfere. Arif Nihat Dural showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kyle Camenzuli, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Noel Cesare scored 2-2 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arif Nihat Dural, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 66 minutes into the match, The Last Airbender's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Camenzuli came free, but Arif Nihat Dural reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68th minute Peppino Azzopardi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arif Nihat Dural saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dylan Pizzuto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mehmet Halis Haliç in the 79th minute. After a rather tough play, The Last Airbender's Ahmet Oğuz Tülek got a free kick in the 79th minute. The Last Airbender's Emirhan Kutlan got his second yellow card of the match in the 85th minute. The referee ordered Emirhan Kutlan off the ground. After 85 played minutes The Last Airbender got a freekick which was hit by Emirhan Kutlan. Noel Cesare fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arif Nihat Dural having to interfere. After 88th play minutes Peppino Azzopardi shot 3-2, a short shot which went by Arif Nihat Dural and just under the crossbar into goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Templars FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while The Last Airbender had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.