U18 World League

BÜYÜK ALTAY
Spectators: 6756 (Terracing: 5656, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ahmet Boran İcabi made the kick off which started today's match. Arif Gaffar Kutal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrianinho Matos in the 5th minute of the match. Hermínio da Mata hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Caetano Aguiar kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. In the 10th minute, HHH's Ertan Kınıkaslan ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind João Pedro Moraes. João Pedro Moraes yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. EngTULIO&Tupipano's Luís Fábio Furlan got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 19th minute, Ahmet Boran İcabi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The HHH fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 25th minute, Aktan Nezihi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ahmet Boran İcabi struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. João Pedro Moraes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for HHH. HHH's Arif Gaffar Kutal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrianinho Matos in the 35th minute of play. When Hermínio da Mata fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored EngTULIO&Tupipano's protests and gave Hermínio da Mata a yellow card for diving instead. Hermínio da Mata hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ahmet Boran İcabi got free with João Pedro Moraes in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. João Pedro Moraes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ertan Kınıkaslan in the 42nd minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adrianinho Matos during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Doğuş Tanyıldız came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the HHH 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 Doğuş Tanyıldız couldn't finish the play. Adrianinho Matos got his second yellow card in the match during the 60th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 60 played minutes EngTULIO&Tupipano got a freekick which was hit by Adrianinho Matos. 62 minutes into the match, Ertan Kınıkaslan notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of EngTULIO&Tupipano's João Pedro Moraes. João Pedro Moraes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 64 played minutes HHH got a freekick which was hit by Ertan Kınıkaslan. Arif Gaffar Kutal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Fábio Furlan, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. After having played for 68 minutes, Felippe Vargas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. EngTULIO&Tupipano's supporters crossed their fingers, but Felippe Vargas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 69th minute Ahmet Boran İcabi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Pedro Moraes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. João Pedro Moraes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Boran İcabi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ahmet Boran İcabi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 85th minute, Felippe Vargas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Arif Gaffar Kutal. The goal made the score 4-2. In the 95th minute Felippe Vargas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arif Gaffar Kutal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hermínio da Mata kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. EngTULIO&Tupipano's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.