U18 World League

Ali Sami Yen
Spectators: 7756 (Terracing: 5819, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) Barlas Tengizalp made the kick off and thus started the match. Tuncay Eldem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Herminio Velunza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 4 minutes into the match, ℄ΣᏩモ₦ፚ ℱ.Ȼ's goalkeeper Yaniusky Mirueña had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Barlas Tengizalp. After having played for 8 minutes, Abdülhak Turbay managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LİONS PEAK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abdülhak Turbay was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. LİONS PEAK's Ahmet Koralp Yıldırım got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kağan Ünalmış hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Colon Carvajal, 13 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After a rather tough play, LİONS PEAK's Baycan Şevket got a free kick in the 14th minute. In the 17th minute, Bünyamin Ergüner hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 18 played minutes ℄ΣᏩモ₦ፚ ℱ.Ȼ got a freekick which was hit by Herminio Velunza. In the 23rdth minute of the game Herminio Velunza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LİONS PEAK's Tuncay Eldem was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tuncay Eldem stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcos Avendaño's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. After some careless play in the LİONS PEAK defense, Herminio Velunza kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tuncay Eldem. The LİONS PEAK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tuncay Eldem should have stopped the shot. In the 32nd match minute, ℄ΣᏩモ₦ፚ ℱ.Ȼ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Porfiro Aguileta to maneuver through the defense. In the 45th minute, Barlas Tengizalp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kağan Ünalmış lost his temper 46 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 46 minutes into the game, one of LİONS PEAK:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Herminio Velunza was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Barlas Tengizalp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in LİONS PEAK's zone, Bastian Graus stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tuncay Eldem came out of the goal and Bastian Graus tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bernardo Arcelay hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Herminio Velunza took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tuncay Eldem. Tuncay Eldem dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. In the 89th minute, ℄ΣᏩモ₦ፚ ℱ.Ȼ's Herminio Velunza dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. Herminio Velunza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Tuncay Eldem made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Herminio Velunza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tuncay Eldem was relentless in the 97th minute of the game. The ℄ΣᏩモ₦ፚ ℱ.Ȼ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ℄ΣᏩモ₦ፚ ℱ.Ȼ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.