U18 World League

16 MAYIS STADYUMU
Spectators: 7528 (Terracing: 5647, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Salomon Busta made the kick off which started today's match. Seyfi Nadir's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 5thth minute, Saturnino Arraya skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. BATMAN SK's Recep Bakırhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lesardo Gaztañondo in the 7th minute of play. Jaunti Quijada hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Veysel Tecelli in the 11th minute of play forced Sabaneta FC's goalkeeper Saturnino Arraya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Saturnino Arraya made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Seyfi Nadir sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Sabaneta FC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Belo Torrens hit a great ball. Seyfi Nadir could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Saturnino Arraya made a huge save. Recep Bakırhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonatan Mocellar in the 24th minute of play. In the 29th minute Lesardo Gaztañondo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Recep Bakırhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 36 minutes into the game, Belo Torrens cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Recep Bakırhan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 41 minutes into the match, Sabaneta FC's goal looked a bit too open when Veysel Tecelli came free, but Saturnino Arraya reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 43rd minute Lesardo Gaztañondo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Recep Bakırhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ali Atıf Canal kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. After 45 played minutes BATMAN SK got a freekick which was hit by Ali Atıf Canal. After 47 played minutes BATMAN SK got a freekick which was hit by Varol Sarpkan. After 48 minutes of play, Sabaneta FC's Indalecio Larramendi made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Recep Bakırhan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Seyfi Nadir stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ali Atıf Canal hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. With a little luck, BATMAN SK's Recep Bakırhan got control of the ball when Maraman Bances tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Sabaneta FC getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Indalecio Larramendi hit a great ball. After 59 played minutes BATMAN SK got a freekick which was hit by Seyfi Nadir. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 66th minute of the game. One of Sabaneta FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of BATMAN SK:s goal. Saturnino Arraya went to the wrong direction when Veysel Tecelli was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. After having played for 69 minutes, Seyfi Nadir managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BATMAN SK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Seyfi Nadir was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 71st match minute, BATMAN SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Veysel Tecelli to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Belo Torrens in the 74th minute of play forced BATMAN SK's goalkeeper Recep Bakırhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Seyfi Nadir in the 76th minute of play forced Sabaneta FC's goalkeeper Saturnino Arraya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th match minute, Sabaneta FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edur Carne to maneuver through the defense. Recep Bakırhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonatan Mocellar, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Lesardo Gaztañondo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Recep Bakırhan made a huge save. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Sabaneta FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.