U18 World League

EAGLE ARENA
Spectators: 7730 (Terracing: 5799, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ant Sabancı kicked off to start the match. Francisco Sayvion hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. 7 minutes into the match, Bicicleta F.C.'s goalkeeper Romulo Paublo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ant Sabancı. Ruperto Rufo hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, İsmail Hakkı Mahşer managed to get in a good position for a shot. istanbulls's supporters rose to their feet, but İsmail Hakkı Mahşer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Romulo Paublo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 14th play minutes Ant Sabancı shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Romulo Paublo and just under the crossbar into goal. Ant Sabancı blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Romulo Paublo having to make a save. After 17 minutes, Ruperto Rufo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bicicleta F.C. and the istanbulls players grew even worse after the yellow card. Hüsrev Can showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cipriano Berriotxoa, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. istanbulls's Hüsrev Can played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cipriano Berriotxoa in the 21st minute of play. In the 24th match minute, Bicicleta F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francisco Sayvion to maneuver through the defense. 25 minutes in the game, Ant Sabancı fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Romulo Paublo having to interfere. The supporters of Bicicleta F.C. booed when istanbulls was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Levent Baş didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Ant Sabancı kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Romulo Paublo. That made the score 2-0 in the 32 minute of play. After 35 minutes, Valentin Gonzales mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bicicleta F.C. and the istanbulls players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of istanbulls booed when Bicicleta F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valentin Gonzales didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ant Sabancı came free with the goalkeeper in the 37th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Romulo Paublo could save by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victoriano Miliano in the 41st minute of play forced istanbulls's goalkeeper Hüsrev Can to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 42 minutes into the match, Cipriano Berriotxoa notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of istanbulls's Hüsrev Can. Hüsrev Can was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cipriano Berriotxoa in the 46th minute of play forced istanbulls's goalkeeper Hüsrev Can to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

After 58 played minutes istanbulls got a freekick which was hit by Ant Sabancı. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Orlando Abascal during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Hüsrev Can was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Orlando Abascal showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 64 minute of play. Bicicleta F.C.'s Romulo Paublo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ant Sabancı in the 69th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Levent Baş hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 71st minute of the match Orlando Abascal sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hüsrev Can skillfully saved the ball. Romulo Paublo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ant Sabancı's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. Hüsrev Can didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Orlando Abascal went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-4 was the resulting score. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bicicleta F.C.'s goalkeeper Romulo Paublo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Battal Cüneyt Zahir sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, istanbulls's Ceyhun Koyas got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Battal Cüneyt Zahir scored 3-5 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Romulo Paublo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bicicleta F.C.'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.