U18 World League

Atatürk Stadium
Spectators: 7838 (Terracing: 5880, Seating: 1802, VIP seats: 156) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hasan Can Korkutalp got the match started through his kick off. 6 minutes into the match, TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™'s goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Şumălan came free, but Anıl Cenk Akıncıbeyoğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th minute Ivan Şumălan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anıl Cenk Akıncıbeyoğlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hasan Can Korkutalp's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Virgil Lixandru firmly grabbed it by the left post. Virgil Lixandru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anıl Kınay, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. After a rather tough play, TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™'s Yiğitcan Sanay got a free kick in the 18th minute. After 27 minutes of play, Juventus PTM's Cornel Bourceanu made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anıl Cenk Akıncıbeyoğlu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Juventus PTM's Virgil Lixandru played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hasan Can Korkutalp in the 32nd minute of play. Emanuel Mocanu charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emanuel Mocanu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Juventus PTM getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Emanuel Mocanu hit a great ball. 38 minutes into the match, Ivan Şumălan notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™'s Anıl Cenk Akıncıbeyoğlu. Anıl Cenk Akıncıbeyoğlu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cornel Bourceanu hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Juventus PTM's Virgil Lixandru got control of the ball when Hasan Can Korkutalp tried to sneak it across the goal line. Virgil Lixandru didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 47th minute, which inside left pole to 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ivan Şumălan to strike the kick off in the second half. Hasan Can Korkutalp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Virgil Lixandru tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 58 minutes into the match, Hasan Can Korkutalp had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Virgil Lixandru. Juventus PTM's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hasan Can Korkutalp was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Cenk Veziroğlu struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Virgil Lixandru didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™. Virgil Lixandru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anıl Kınay, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Yiğitcan Sanay in the 70th minute. Yiğitcan Sanay made a great header on TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™'s corner, it was just that Juventus PTM's Virgil Lixandru managed to reach the ball for a save. Cenk Veziroğlu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Virgil Lixandru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yiğitcan Sanay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Hasan Can Korkutalp put it in 3-2 from a short distance just to the right of Virgil Lixandru. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anıl Kınay in the 88th minute of play forced Juventus PTM's goalkeeper Virgil Lixandru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Juventus PTM players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™.