U18 World League

The Arena
Spectators: 7514 (Terracing: 5636, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Sporting Mambo's Stanny Van Boekost started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Waut Goons showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hasan Ali Oksay in the 3rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, MARAZZINO's Affan Bedih got a free kick in the 4th minute. Yusuf Ziya Gökçek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christoffel Weets, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 7 minutes of play, Sporting Mambo's Stanny Van Boekost made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yusuf Ziya Gökçek was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 10 played minutes Sporting Mambo got a freekick which was hit by Gilles Stroobans. After a defensive mix-up in Sporting Mambo's zone, Abdurrezzak Çetintürk stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Waut Goons came out of the goal and Abdurrezzak Çetintürk tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stanny Van Boekost got free with Yusuf Ziya Gökçek in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mehmet Edip Kahraman hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Etienne Ottevaere could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Yusuf Ziya Gökçek made a huge save. In the 29th minute, Sporting Mambo's Stanny Van Boekost ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Yusuf Ziya Gökçek. Yusuf Ziya Gökçek yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Waut Goons stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hasan Ali Oksay's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. Yusuf Ziya Gökçek made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Stanny Van Boekost sent off a good shot on target. In a very dangerous position, a player in MARAZZINO fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 33rd minute. Penalty! In the 36th minute, Sporting Mambo got a penalty, and Matthieu Vincke placed the ball unsaveable into goal, by the right post. A collision led to MARAZZINO getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Affan Bedih hit a great ball. MARAZZINO's Yusuf Ziya Gökçek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stanny Van Boekost in the 41st minute of play. After 42 minutes of play, Sporting Mambo's Stanny Van Boekost made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yusuf Ziya Gökçek was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Michael Armentier fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sporting Mambo's protests and gave Michael Armentier a yellow card for diving instead. Michael Armentier hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. In the 46th minute Hasan Ali Oksay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Waut Goons saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Hasan Ali Oksay made the kick off in the second half. Yavuz Bülent Akhan kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. 54 minutes into the match, Sporting Mambo's Matthieu Vincke broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 58th minute, Hasan Ali Oksay left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MARAZZINO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. After a rather tough play, MARAZZINO's Abdurrezzak Çetintürk got a free kick in the 60th minute. Etienne Ottevaere lost his temper 63 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 67th minute, Muzaffer Kongar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. MARAZZINO's Yusuf Ziya Gökçek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stanny Van Boekost in the 75th minute of play. The supporters of MARAZZINO booed when Sporting Mambo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christoffel Weets didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 85th minute, Stanny Van Boekost ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yusuf Ziya Gökçek was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-1. The supporters of MARAZZINO booed when Sporting Mambo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michael Armentier didn't get a good kick on the ball. The excitement rose when Sporting Mambo's Stanny Van Boekost after 92 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for MARAZZINO's goalkeeper to hold. Score! 8-1. Yusuf Ziya Gökçek didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yoachim Fondria went, in the 97th minute, to the upper right corner, 9-1 was the resulting score. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Sporting Mambo had played much better football throughout.