U18 World League

Barrilete Cósmico
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Fenerbahçe's Ekrem Arslantürk 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 Hilario Baladi came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴ 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 Hilario Baladi couldn't finish the play. Necdet Hekimhanlı hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s Nemesio Abar got a free kick in the 6th minute. 8 minutes into the game, Rafettin Rekin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fenerbahçe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴ the free kick. Rafettin Rekin got his second yellow card in the match during the 9th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 10th match minute, Fenerbahçe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafettin Rekin to maneuver through the defense. Nicolas Loi, 11 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s Candido Haitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ekrem Arslantürk in the 13th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ekrem Arslantürk in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Candido Haitz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Antonio Eate had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Kerem Ertaş kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Nejat Küdüs made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonio Eate in the 28th minute of play. ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s Candido Haitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ekrem Arslantürk in the 41st minute of play. After 46 played minutes ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴ got a freekick which was hit by Gustavo Gaizkine. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Antonio Eate stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ekrem Arslantürk during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Fenerbahçe's Ekrem Arslantürk got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Antonio Eate in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nejat Küdüs prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Nejat Küdüs stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Antonio Eate's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. Nejat Küdüs showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Eate in the 57th minute of the match. Nejat Küdüs showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Eate in the 62nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in ✴ ᑭᕮᒪᑌᑕᕼᕮ ✴'s zone, Ekrem Arslantürk stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Candido Haitz came out of the goal and Ekrem Arslantürk tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Antonio Eate had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 74 played minutes Fenerbahçe got a freekick which was hit by Durmuş Özaltan. The audience was convinced that Antonio Eate's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nejat Küdüs was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. In the 81st minute Hilario Baladi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nejat Küdüs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Antonio Eate received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Nejat Küdüs tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Rafe in the 91st minute of play forced Fenerbahçe's goalkeeper Nejat Küdüs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Candido Haitz was a little too slow when Ekrem Arslantürk got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 94th minute. The score was now 0-1. Fenerbahçe's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.