U18 World League

Robert Nesta Marley
Spectators: 7719 (Terracing: 5790, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mehmet Arif İlksel got the match started through his kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Benjamin Hermon got free with Thomás Neuer in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Baltasar Valery hit a great ball. In the 8th minute, Mehmet Arif İlksel made a precise shot to the right of Martin Suarez. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Through an outstanding action, after 11 minutes, Thomás Neuer successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a defensive mix-up in ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s zone, Mehmet Arif İlksel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Martin Suarez came out of the goal and Mehmet Arif İlksel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Baltasar Valery hit a great ball. Martin Suarez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Akgün İlmi in the 24th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mehmet Arif İlksel in the 34th minute of play forced ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s goalkeeper Martin Suarez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Yaman Academy®'s goalkeeper Thomás Neuer had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lucas Olo. A collision led to Yaman Academy® getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Aras Görkem Okkan hit a great ball. After 44 minutes, Aras Görkem Okkan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Yaman Academy® and the ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 44th match minute, Yaman Academy® was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aras Görkem Okkan to maneuver through the defense. Thomás Neuer was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Felipe Reynardo. Aras Görkem Okkan hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. After the first half Yaman Academy® were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Thomás Neuer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gogo Vidal in the 56th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gogo Vidal in the 56th minute of play forced Yaman Academy®'s goalkeeper Thomás Neuer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 57 played minutes Yaman Academy® got a freekick which was hit by Akgün İlmi. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Freddy Dalmu got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aras Görkem Okkan was shown his second yellow card after 60 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Yaman Academy® getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Aras Görkem Okkan hit a great ball. In the 62nd match minute, Yaman Academy® was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Akgün İlmi to maneuver through the defense. In the 62nd minute of the match Felipe Reynardo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Thomás Neuer showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Thomás Neuer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Freddy Gonzalez in the 67th minute of the match. If Artaç Tanbolat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sebastian Iago sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gogo Vidal struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Thomás Neuer didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣. 76 minutes into the match, Yaman Academy®'s goal looked a bit too open when Gogo Vidal came free, but Thomás Neuer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thomás Neuer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gogo Vidal's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. After a rather tough play, Yaman Academy®'s Akgün İlmi got a free kick in the 80th minute. Thomás Neuer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gogo Vidal, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. When ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Gogo Vidal in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Yaman Academy®'s goalie prevented a goal. Thomás Neuer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Freddy Gonzalez, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. After a rather tough play, Yaman Academy®'s Mehmet Arif İlksel got a free kick in the 93rd minute. After 98 played minutes ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ got a freekick which was hit by Santiago Chale. The ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Yaman Academy® to win.