U18 World League

Ali Sami Yen
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Florian Secanell got the match started through his kick off. After 5 played minutes El Pinar got a freekick which was hit by Eguzki Tamajon. Valar morghulis's Ben-Ami Severin couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 6th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for El Pinar. Tomas Olazarra made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Fetih Sargınal sent off a good shot on target. Tomas Olazarra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ben-Ami Severin in the 11th minute of the match. Suat Mengücek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florian Secanell in the 13th minute of the match. 18 minutes into the match, El Pinar's goal looked a bit too open when Cumhur Elmas came free, but Tomas Olazarra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hayrullah Sezen hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Serafino Dominguez took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Suat Mengücek. Suat Mengücek dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cumhur Elmas in the 38th minute of play forced El Pinar's goalkeeper Tomas Olazarra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Serafino Dominguez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 43rd minute, Zaid Titiz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half El Pinar were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Cumhur Elmas made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Zaid Titiz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomas Olazarra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Hayrullah Sezen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kutalp Atılay made in the 63rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by El Pinar's Cordarrol Montez. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fetih Sargınal in the 65th minute of play forced El Pinar's goalkeeper Tomas Olazarra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute Cumhur Elmas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomas Olazarra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ben-Ami Severin's late challenge caught a El Pinar's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ben-Ami Severin helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Valar morghulis getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Ben-Ami Severin hit a great ball. In the 77th minute, Fetih Sargınal ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tomas Olazarra was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Tomas Olazarra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaid Titiz in the 80th minute of the match. Tomas Olazarra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ben-Ami Severin, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. 87 minutes into the match, El Pinar's goal looked a bit too open when Zaid Titiz came free, but Tomas Olazarra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomas Olazarra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cumhur Elmas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cumhur Elmas struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Tomas Olazarra didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Valar morghulis. In the 93rd match minute, El Pinar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Llorian Regaña to maneuver through the defense. Ben-Ami Severin was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 94th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Tomas Olazarra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaid Titiz in the 96th minute of the match.