U18 World League

Selçuklu Stadı
Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Baykan Yağıztekin made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the match, LOTUS's goal looked a bit too open when Nicanor Nabar came free, but Evren Serkut reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gervasio Dei made an important save on a dangerous shot by Balaban Yürük in the 14th minute. Gervasio Dei was a little too slow when Mehmet Akif Yağın got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 15th minute. The score was now 1-0. 2-0 became the score in the 25th minute when Baykan Yağıztekin elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Hipolito Gervaso hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. The supporters of Chanchos booed when LOTUS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdulkerim Kaçan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 36th minute, Nicanor Nabar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chanchos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Gervasio Dei made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Balaban Yürük sent off a good shot on target. 40 minutes into the match, Chanchos's goalkeeper Gervasio Dei had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mehmet Ediz Baykal. With a little luck, Chanchos's Gervasio Dei got control of the ball when Balaban Yürük tried to sneak it across the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nicanor Nabar was the one to do the kick off. Mustafa Oğuz Bicanoğlu kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. After 53 played minutes, Chanchos's Rolando Raymond shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Evren Serkut came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Chanchos reached it. 55 minutes into the match, Chanchos's goal looked a bit too open when Balaban Yürük came free, but Gervasio Dei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 58th minute Balaban Yürük shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gervasio Dei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gervasio Dei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mehmet Akif Yağın, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 62nd minute Mehmet Akif Yağın shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gervasio Dei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Melquiades Selmo kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. In the 65th minute, Mehmet Akif Yağın ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gervasio Dei was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. When Abdulkerim Kaçan came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the LOTUS 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 Abdulkerim Kaçan couldn't finish the play. 82 minutes into the match, Chanchos's goal looked a bit too open when Mehmet Akif Yağın came free, but Gervasio Dei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 88th minute Baykan Yağıztekin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gervasio Dei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Melquiades Selmo during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Melquiades Selmo kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. 92 minutes into the match, Baykan Yağıztekin notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of Chanchos's Gervasio Dei. Gervasio Dei was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. LOTUS made a substitution. Berker Rıza Alanson replaced Cafer Uğural. When the referee ended the match the LOTUS players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.