U18 World League

Isparta Atatürk
Spectators: 7721 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Santana Centeñes got the match started through his kick off. When Şeray Özgenay came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the ISPARTASPOR U21 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 Şeray Özgenay couldn't finish the play. Mitch Batshuayi's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 8thth minute, Rai Pedros skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Res Non Verba's goalkeeper Rai Pedros, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Colas Vilaro kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the game, Res Non Verba's Rioja Cortinez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ediz Tecik made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Hıdır Kutalp's late challenge caught a Res Non Verba's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hıdır Kutalp helped the player get up and apologised. In the 22nd match minute, ISPARTASPOR U21 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hıdır Kutalp to maneuver through the defense. Şeray Özgenay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rai Pedros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Şeray Özgenay in the 31st minute of play. Res Non Verba's defense didn't have a chance, in the 34th minute, when Şeray Özgenay scored to the left of an out of position Rai Pedros, making the score, 1-1. 39 minutes into the game, Res Non Verba's Rioja Cortinez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ediz Tecik made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. A collision led to Res Non Verba getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Aristides Bernaldez hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santana Centeñes in the 44th minute of play forced ISPARTASPOR U21's goalkeeper Ediz Tecik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

In the 57th minute, Mitch Batshuayi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rai Pedros was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Rai Pedros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Şeray Özgenay, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. After a rather tough play, ISPARTASPOR U21's Atıf Zeval got a free kick in the 67th minute. When Colas Vilaro fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Res Non Verba's protests and gave Colas Vilaro a yellow card for diving instead. In the 70th minute, Colas Vilaro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ediz Tecik made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rioja Cortinez in the 76th minute. In the 80th minute, Santana Centeñes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 83rd minute Şeray Özgenay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rai Pedros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rai Pedros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mustafa Anıl Enbiya, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute, Santana Centeñes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rai Pedros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mitch Batshuayi in the 89th minute of play. Rai Pedros didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Şeray Özgenay went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. When Şeray Özgenay came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the ISPARTASPOR U21 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 Şeray Özgenay couldn't finish the play.