U18 World League

Pascual Guerrero
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Frantxizko Serra took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience was convinced that Hüsmen Ötüken's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Celestino Villamañan was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. If Tolga Şahinhan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a long run with the ball, Lütfullah Akçakoca did a trick in the 16th minute in front of Diablos Rojos's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 0-1. An impressive performance by KOO Tigers's Lütfullah Akçakoca! Celestino Villamañan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hüsmen Ötüken's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. KOO Tigers's Emrullah Özdek managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Teodor Froiz in the 21 minute of the game. After 27 minutes, Xaime Guillarte made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. KOO Tigers's Saadettin Kutsoy tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Telo Amaya in the 30th minute of play forced KOO Tigers's goalkeeper Saadettin Kutsoy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Saadettin Kutsoy acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 37th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Teodor Froiz. With 38 minutes on the clock, Cankut Biçimli commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 38 minutes into the game, one of KOO Tigers:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 40th minute, Teodor Froiz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Saadettin Kutsoy was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Emrullah Özdek's late challenge caught a Diablos Rojos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emrullah Özdek helped the player get up and apologised. In the 46th match minute, KOO Tigers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emrullah Özdek to maneuver through the defense. Telo Amaya's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 47thth minute, Saadettin Kutsoy skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

With a little luck, Diablos Rojos's Celestino Villamañan got control of the ball when Tolga Şahinhan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hüsmen Ötüken received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Celestino Villamañan came out and tried to block the shot, but Hüsmen Ötüken slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 52nd minute. If Tolga Şahinhan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 61 minutes, Tolga Şahinhan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KOO Tigers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tolga Şahinhan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 70 minutes into the match, Hüsmen Ötüken notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Diablos Rojos's Celestino Villamañan. Celestino Villamañan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 75 minutes into the match, Gaston Durango had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Saadettin Kutsoy. KOO Tigers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gaston Durango was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. Telo Amaya struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Saadettin Kutsoy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Diablos Rojos. Celestino Villamañan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tolga Şahinhan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute, Telo Amaya ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Saadettin Kutsoy was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaston Durango in the 92nd minute of play forced KOO Tigers's goalkeeper Saadettin Kutsoy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tibalt Guibar hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. KOO Tigers's Hüsmen Ötüken got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Diablos Rojos had played much better football throughout.