U18 World League

Selçuklu Stadı
Spectators: 7546 (Terracing: 5661, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) A.D. Alcorcón's Natal Laredo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When the match clock showed 4 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Plauto Dobale sped through LOTUS's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Evren Serkut. With an all-out effort, LOTUS's Juanito Erosa threw himself towards the right post 7 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Baykan Yağıztekin, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mustafa Oğuz Bicanoğlu during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 24th match minute, LOTUS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mustafa Oğuz Bicanoğlu to maneuver through the defense. Mustafa Namık Haymanalı kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Baykan Yağıztekin's late challenge caught a A.D. Alcorcón's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Baykan Yağıztekin helped the player get up and apologised. In the 29th minute, Baykan Yağıztekin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Juanito Erosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdulkerim Kaçan in the 31st minute of the match. In the 34th minute of the match, Baykan Yağıztekin tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Juanito Erosa saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Balaban Yürük took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Juanito Erosa. Juanito Erosa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

After 51 played minutes A.D. Alcorcón got a freekick which was hit by Nesor Dorado. After recieving a nice pass, LOTUS's Abdulkerim Kaçan tried to score from far away in the 51st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Juanito Erosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baykan Yağıztekin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Balaban Yürük received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Juanito Erosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 57th match minute, LOTUS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baykan Yağıztekin to maneuver through the defense. After 58 played minutes A.D. Alcorcón got a freekick which was hit by Ofelio Arraz. Baykan Yağıztekin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Juanito Erosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Plauto Dobale succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-3 in the 62nd playminute. Mustafa Oğuz Bicanoğlu kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. After 65 played minutes, A.D. Alcorcón's Leonides Lermo 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 A.D. Alcorcón reached it. Evren Serkut didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Natal Laredo went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. 69 minutes into the match, Plauto Dobale dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Evren Serkut, 1-5. After a rather tough play, LOTUS's Mehmet Akif Yağın got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Natal Laredo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Evren Serkut came out and tried to block the shot, but Natal Laredo slotted it home off the left post making it 1-6 in the 74th minute. A collision led to A.D. Alcorcón getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Ofelio Arraz hit a great ball. Juanito Erosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baykan Yağıztekin in the 86th minute of the match. A.D. Alcorcón's Juanito Erosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Balaban Yürük in the 95th minute of play. The LOTUS supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching A.D. Alcorcón's performance. The match ended with a win for A.D. Alcorcón.