U18 World League

SİPAHİOCAĞI
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Yağız Bakanay started the match with the kick off. Christian Hidalgo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aktan Arslanoğlu having to interfere. 10 minutes into the game, Ahmet Fikret Tur recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Odir Collado. Ahmet Fikret Tur showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. In the 25th minute, Giray Mertkal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yağız Bakanay got free with Odir Collado in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, AN&KARASİPAHİLER's Yağız Bakanay got a free kick in the 30th minute. After 31 minutes of play, Made in Honduras's Berke Khan made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aktan Arslanoğlu was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 34th minute, Sadri Bostan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Odir Collado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yağız Bakanay in the 36th minute of play. Odir Collado was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sadri Bostan showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 37 minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Made in Honduras's zone, Ufuk Ezelhan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Odir Collado came out of the goal and Ufuk Ezelhan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 46th match minute, Made in Honduras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgardo Berrueta to maneuver through the defense. Umut Denizalp charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Umut Denizalp the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Umut Denizalp kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Berke Khan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Made in Honduras's Odir Collado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yağız Bakanay in the 52nd minute of play. 54 minutes into the match, Made in Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Fikret Tur came free, but Odir Collado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 55 played minutes AN&KARASİPAHİLER got a freekick which was hit by Sadri Bostan. When Berke Khan came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Made in Honduras 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 Berke Khan couldn't finish the play. 63 minutes into the match, Ahmet Fikret Tur notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Made in Honduras's Odir Collado. Odir Collado was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ahmet Fikret Tur sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Giray Mertkal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Odir Collado having to interfere. After some careless play in the Made in Honduras defense, Yağız Bakanay kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Odir Collado. The Made in Honduras fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Odir Collado should have stopped the shot. In the 74th minute, Berke Khan 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. Odir Collado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmet Fikret Tur, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. 79 minutes into the match, Made in Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Sadri Bostan came free, but Odir Collado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Odir Collado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sadri Bostan in the 82nd minute of play. Made in Honduras's Odir Collado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Fikret Tur in the 85th minute of play. Aktan Arslanoğlu made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Christian Hidalgo sent off a good shot on target. 95 minutes into the match, Made in Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Yağız Bakanay came free, but Odir Collado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AN&KARASİPAHİLER were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Made in Honduras for a fine match.