U18 World League

Qikiqtarjuaq Park
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Ekber Kemalettin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Earl Croteau, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. 5 minutes into the match, Ahmet Gündüz Yesari had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Antoine Maddox. Qikiqtarjuaq FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ahmet Gündüz Yesari was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 9th minute, Raymundo Dooley reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ekber Kemalettin. The goal made the score 1-1. Aybar Soysaldı's late challenge caught a Qikiqtarjuaq FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aybar Soysaldı helped the player get up and apologised. After 12 played minutes Hatayspor got a freekick which was hit by Aybar Soysaldı. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Earl Croteau took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Ekber Kemalettin to make any attempt to save it. 18 minutes into the game, Tuncer Cantekin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hatayspor's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Qikiqtarjuaq FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Hatayspor's Tuncer Cantekin got a free kick in the 18th minute. Qikiqtarjuaq FC's Antoine Maddox played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Gündüz Yesari in the 21st minute of play. Ekber Kemalettin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Earl Croteau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rdth minute of the game Earl Croteau who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hatayspor's Ekber Kemalettin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Raymundo Dooley scored 3-1 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ekber Kemalettin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Earl Croteau received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ekber Kemalettin came out and tried to block the shot, but Earl Croteau slotted it home off the left post making it 4-1 in the 29th minute. Mümtazer Rahmet hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. After 44 played minutes Hatayspor got a freekick which was hit by Aybar Soysaldı. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Raymundo Dooley to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Gündüz Yesari in the 52nd minute of play forced Qikiqtarjuaq FC's goalkeeper Antoine Maddox to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aybar Soysaldı struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Antoine Maddox didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hatayspor. If Earl Croteau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 62 minutes, Mümtazer Rahmet mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hatayspor and the Qikiqtarjuaq FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 62 played minutes Hatayspor got a freekick which was hit by Mümtazer Rahmet. Ekber Kemalettin came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Qikiqtarjuaq FC's Earl Croteau. But to his dismay, Earl Croteau quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-1. Ekber Kemalettin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alton Tate's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Oğuzalp Ergüven during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 72nd minute, one of Hatayspor:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Hatayspor. Qikiqtarjuaq FC's Antoine Maddox played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mümtazer Rahmet in the 80th minute of play. If Mitch Reeves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aybar Soysaldı received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Antoine Maddox tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 92nd minute, Hatayspor's Ahmet Gündüz Yesari dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 7-2. After 95 minutes of play Hatayspor's Aybar Soysaldı was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 97th minute, Asrın Ergök hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee ended the match the Qikiqtarjuaq FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.