U18 World League

AHO BÜYÜK CAMİ STADI
Spectators: 7448 (Terracing: 5587, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dadá Dias started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Osman Tara cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Wanderson Favoretto was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With 6 minutes on the clock, Mahir Tanyeli commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Mahir Tanyeli hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Dadá Dias might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Devlet Enver. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dadá Dias ran back to his position shaking his head. Ahmet Fikret Tunak kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. If Ali Cengiz Akçabay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Recai Hürmüz came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the ARAKLISPOR 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 Recai Hürmüz couldn't finish the play. Devlet Enver made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dadá Dias in the 17th minute of play. After 19 played minutes ARAKLISPOR got a freekick which was hit by Fadıl Peşrev. In the 20th minute of the match Umberto Leme shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Devlet Enver showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in MelissaMel's zone, Ali Cengiz Akçabay stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wanderson Favoretto came out of the goal and Ali Cengiz Akçabay tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Devlet Enver took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Umberto Leme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of MelissaMel booed when ARAKLISPOR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sakut Ademoğlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Osman Tara hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. 31 minutes into the match, MelissaMel's goalkeeper Wanderson Favoretto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sakut Ademoğlu. In the 34th minute, Recai Hürmüz got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 37th match minute, MelissaMel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramón Toscano to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 39 minutes, Ahmet Fikret Tunak managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ARAKLISPOR's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ahmet Fikret Tunak was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Ali Cengiz Akçabay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fadıl Peşrev hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. The supporters of ARAKLISPOR booed when MelissaMel was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Umberto Leme didn't get a good kick on the ball. Reşat Ağırtaş was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 47th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Ali Cengiz Akçabay made the kick off in the second half. Umberto Leme hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. After 53 minutes, Ali Cengiz Akçabay made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. MelissaMel's Wanderson Favoretto tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Wanderson Favoretto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Recai Hürmüz in the 60th minute of play. If Ali Cengiz Akçabay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ali Cengiz Akçabay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wanderson Favoretto having to interfere. In the 65th minute, Olavo Dionísio reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Devlet Enver. The goal made the score 2-1. After a rather tough play, MelissaMel's Ramón Toscano got a free kick in the 68th minute. After a defensive mix-up in MelissaMel's zone, Ali Cengiz Akçabay stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wanderson Favoretto came out of the goal and Ali Cengiz Akçabay tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 80 minutes into the match, Olavo Dionísio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Devlet Enver. ARAKLISPOR's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Olavo Dionísio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Wanderson Favoretto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Cengiz Akçabay in the 84th minute of play. ARAKLISPOR's Sakut Ademoğlu got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 93 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for MelissaMel! The referee gave ARAKLISPOR a penalty, 95 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Reşat Ağırtaş, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of MelissaMel's Wanderson Favoretto. 3-2. Devlet Enver took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dadá Dias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.