U18 World League

Gold Raiders Arena
Spectators: 7690 (Terracing: 5768, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Faruk Ceyhan made the kick off which started today's match. Isaias Jerold made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hakkı Devrim Akkan in the 3rd minute. 9 minutes into the game, Atabek Abide was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gold Raiders FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hurboc the free kick. In the 9th minute, Atabek Abide hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Savaş Baykal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeronimo Sandalio, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hakkı Devrim Akkan in the 14th minute of play forced Hurboc's goalkeeper Isaias Jerold to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th match minute, Hurboc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nunez Quirce to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jeronimo Sandalio in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Savaş Baykal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Hurboc booed when Gold Raiders FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Naci Tayfun didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ermegildo Ostots recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Isaias Jerold made an important save on a dangerous shot by Faruk Ceyhan in the 31st minute. In the 32nd minute, Ermegildo Ostots got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Jeronimo Sandalio put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Savaş Baykal. Savaş Baykal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nunez Quirce's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. Baturhan Erozan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faruk Ceyhan in the 41st minute of play forced Hurboc's goalkeeper Isaias Jerold to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 45 minutes into the match, Hurboc's goal looked a bit too open when Hakkı Devrim Akkan came free, but Isaias Jerold reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Hurboc getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Aristides Lleir hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jeronimo Sandalio to make the kick off. Savaş Baykal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeronimo Sandalio in the 51st minute of play. Ermegildo Ostots came free with the goalkeeper in the 53rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Savaş Baykal could save by the left post. Gold Raiders FC's Savaş Baykal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeronimo Sandalio in the 54th minute of play. Koray Karadeniz's late challenge caught a Hurboc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Koray Karadeniz helped the player get up and apologised. After 54 played minutes Gold Raiders FC got a freekick which was hit by Koray Karadeniz. The supporters of Hurboc booed when Gold Raiders FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Koray Karadeniz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Orkun Okanalp charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Orkun Okanalp the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 61 played minutes Gold Raiders FC got a freekick which was hit by Orkun Okanalp. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Jeronimo Sandalio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hurboc's supporters rose to their feet, but Jeronimo Sandalio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Savaş Baykal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Savaş Baykal was out of position in the 64 minute of play, and Ermegildo Ostots capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ermegildo Ostots really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. Jeronimo Sandalio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Savaş Baykal made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Hurboc's Jeronimo Sandalio slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Savaş Baykal. That made the score 0-3 after 69 minutes of play. In the 78th minute, Atilano Bela hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 79th match minute, Hurboc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celso Obeko to maneuver through the defense. After 83 minutes, Celso Obeko mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hurboc and the Gold Raiders FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Baturhan Erozan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Hurboc getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Atilano Bela hit a great ball. After 89 played minutes, Gold Raiders FC's Duman Sadan shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Isaias Jerold came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Gold Raiders FC reached it. In the 90th minute, Koray Karadeniz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jeronimo Sandalio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Savaş Baykal made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Gold Raiders FC's zone, Nunez Quirce stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Savaş Baykal came out of the goal and Nunez Quirce tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Gold Raiders FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Hurboc's performance. The match ended with a win for Hurboc.