U18 World League

Pedro Bidegain
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when İbrahim Ethem İlteber got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baturalp Revis in the 6th minute of play forced San Lorenzo 11's goalkeeper Primitivo Orixe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Primitivo Orixe didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dorukhan Muhsin went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Jairo Astigar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Nurtekin Özguc made a huge save. A collision led to San Lorenzo 11 getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Filiberto Txurio hit a great ball. In the 18th match minute, San Lorenzo 11 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lázaro Txilar to maneuver through the defense. When Gualterio Aragones came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the San Lorenzo 11 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gualterio Aragones couldn't finish the play. Nurtekin Özguc was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Leandro-Atilio Romagnoli showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 22 minute of play. When Samuel Valiente fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored San Lorenzo 11's protests and gave Samuel Valiente a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to San Lorenzo 11 getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Samuel Valiente hit a great ball. In the 28th minute of the match, Jairo Astigar got a very nice opportunity to score, but Nurtekin Özguc was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 33rd match minute, ÜSTEĞMEN FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dorukhan Muhsin to maneuver through the defense. 2-1 became the score in the 34th minute when Leandro-Atilio Romagnoli elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in ÜSTEĞMEN FK's zone, Filiberto Txurio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nurtekin Özguc came out of the goal and Filiberto Txurio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 38 minutes into the game, Jairo Astigar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Nurtekin Özguc was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

Nurtekin Özguc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jairo Astigar in the 52nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in San Lorenzo 11's zone, Gökhun Umural stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Primitivo Orixe came out of the goal and Gökhun Umural tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Benito Guillen charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benito Guillen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 59th minute, Benito Guillen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. San Lorenzo 11's defense didn't have a chance, in the 69th minute, when İbrahim Ethem İlteber scored to the left of an out of position Primitivo Orixe, making the score, 3-2. A collision led to ÜSTEĞMEN FK getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Enis Behiç Cebel hit a great ball. In the 80th minute of the match Filiberto Txurio sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nurtekin Özguc skillfully saved the ball. Serafin Fero kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Nurtekin Özguc didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leandro-Atilio Romagnoli went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. After 92 played minutes ÜSTEĞMEN FK got a freekick which was hit by Enis Behiç Cebel. Nurtekin Özguc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jairo Astigar in the 93rd minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The San Lorenzo 11 fans cheered their team off the field, for while ÜSTEĞMEN FK had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.