U18 World League

El Fortín
Spectators: 7520 (Terracing: 5641, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Raul Cordarell got the match started through his kick off. Güney Akbatu hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. POZANTI SPOR's Rahman Erşahan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Augusto Gaitan in the 4th minute of play. 9 minutes into the game, Leandro Gabirel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Villa Mitre's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave POZANTI SPOR the free kick. After a rather tough play, Villa Mitre's Leandro Gabirel got a free kick in the 9th minute. If Samet Ergüven had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Villa Mitre's Raul Cordarell in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye POZANTI SPOR's goalie prevented a goal. In the 26th minute, Jonas Beltxe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Villa Mitre's Jonas Beltxe got a free kick in the 27th minute. 32 minutes into the match, Olgun Balabey notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Villa Mitre's Roman Montez. Roman Montez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 38 minutes into the match, POZANTI SPOR's goalkeeper Rahman Erşahan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raul Cordarell. After 42 played minutes POZANTI SPOR got a freekick which was hit by Çağlar Devlettin. In the 44th minute of the match, Augusto Gaitan tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Rahman Erşahan saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 46 minutes into the match, POZANTI SPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Raul Cordarell came free, but Rahman Erşahan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mustafa Oğuz Ulusu to strike the kick off in the second half. Rahman Erşahan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonas Beltxe in the 52nd minute of the match. 56 minutes into the match, POZANTI SPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Jonas Beltxe came free, but Rahman Erşahan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roman Montez made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Samet Ergüven sent off a good shot on target. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Villa Mitre's goalkeeper Roman Montez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 64th match minute, Villa Mitre was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cayetano Aurre to maneuver through the defense. Roman Montez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mustafa Oğuz Ulusu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 67 minutes into the match, Villa Mitre's goal looked a bit too open when Mustafa Oğuz Ulusu came free, but Roman Montez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 69th match minute, POZANTI SPOR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Güney Akbatu to maneuver through the defense. Rahman Erşahan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonas Beltxe in the 71st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augusto Gaitan in the 76th minute of play forced POZANTI SPOR's goalkeeper Rahman Erşahan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Augusto Gaitan in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rahman Erşahan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 82nd minute, Mustafa Oğuz Ulusu made a precise shot to the right of Roman Montez. Villa Mitre's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonas Beltxe in the 86th minute of play forced POZANTI SPOR's goalkeeper Rahman Erşahan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Mustafa Oğuz Ulusu came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the POZANTI SPOR 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 Mustafa Oğuz Ulusu couldn't finish the play. In the 91st minute, Samet Ergüven hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The POZANTI SPOR players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.