U18 World League

Stars Stadium
Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5613, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) STARS TEAM's Muharrem Bektaş 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. In the 3rd minute, Birol Harmanda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Moises Ciano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in STARS TEAM's zone, Rodolfo Orlandus stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Veli Özbek came out of the goal and Rodolfo Orlandus tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 21 minutes into the match, CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's goal looked a bit too open when Muharrem Bektaş came free, but Roberto Fonda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roberto Fonda stood somewhat misplaced when Muharrem Bektaş came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 27 minute. Muharrem Bektaş in the 30thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Roberto Fonda, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Veli Özbek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodolfo Orlandus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Roberto Fonda managed to avoid a goal in the 35thth minute, when STARS TEAM's Muharrem Bektaş fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Nurkan Baybora charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nurkan Baybora the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. If Moises Isidor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Moises Isidor made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute of the match, Rodolfo Orlandus got a very nice opportunity to score, but Veli Özbek was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 53rd minute of the match CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ got a corner. STARS TEAM's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Moises Ciano ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Moises Ciano got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Veli Özbek quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Veli Özbek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodolfo Orlandus in the 54th minute of the match. In the 56th minute, Dalmacio Emeterio got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 58th minute, Erberk Hisarcık got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Bob Solo hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rodolfo Orlandus got free with Veli Özbek in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 76th minute, STARS TEAM's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Dalmacio Emeterio fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Muharrem Bektaş in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roberto Fonda prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Muharrem Bektaş in the 81st minute of play forced CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's goalkeeper Roberto Fonda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, STARS TEAM's Veli Özbek got control of the ball when Moises Isidor tried to sneak it across the goal line. Veli Özbek had great luck who in the 92ndth minute grab hold of the ball when Moises Isidor from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. In the 96th match minute, CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dalmacio Emeterio to maneuver through the defense. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. STARS TEAM were victorious despite being under pressure from CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ for much of the match.