U18 World League

Ali Sami Yen
Spectators: 7499 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lovis Camiscia took the kick off in the first half of the match. Fetih Sargınal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Arnaldo Berardi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cumhur Elmas might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arnaldo Berardi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cumhur Elmas ran back to his position shaking his head. 11 minutes into the game, Lovis Camiscia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Black Dragons's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Valar morghulis the free kick. After 11 played minutes Black Dragons got a freekick which was hit by Lovis Camiscia. 12 minutes into the match, Black Dragons's goal looked a bit too open when Cumhur Elmas came free, but Arnaldo Berardi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cumhur Elmas in the 15th minute of play forced Black Dragons's goalkeeper Arnaldo Berardi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnaldo Berardi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cumhur Elmas in the 19th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the match, Black Dragons's goal looked a bit too open when Cumhur Elmas came free, but Arnaldo Berardi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cumhur Elmas in the 27th minute of play forced Black Dragons's goalkeeper Arnaldo Berardi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnaldo Berardi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cumhur Elmas, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. 32 minutes into the game, Zaid Titiz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Valar morghulis's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Black Dragons the free kick. Arnaldo Berardi made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Hidayet Sekib sent off a good shot on target. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Black Dragons's Arnaldo Berardi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fetih Sargınal in the 53rd minute of play. Arnaldo Berardi came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by Valar morghulis's Fetih Sargınal. But to his dismay, Fetih Sargınal quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Cumhur Elmas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arnaldo Berardi having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hidayet Sekib in the 79th minute of play forced Black Dragons's goalkeeper Arnaldo Berardi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnaldo Berardi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ben-Ami Severin in the 81st minute of the match. Fetih Sargınal took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arnaldo Berardi. Arnaldo Berardi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. When Ben-Ami Severin came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Valar morghulis 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 Ben-Ami Severin couldn't finish the play. After 91 minutes of play, Valar morghulis's Cumhur Elmas made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arnaldo Berardi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Arnaldo Berardi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hidayet Sekib, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. When the referee ended the match the Valar morghulis players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.