U18 World League

Arena Family Martins
Spectators: 7526 (Terracing: 5645, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) AN&KARASİPAHİLER's Yağız Bakanay 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. If Renato de Queirós had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eliézer Palmeira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yağız Bakanay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eliézer Palmeira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yağız Bakanay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Manuel Bezerra came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Verissimo KFCH F.C. 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 Manuel Bezerra couldn't finish the play. AN&KARASİPAHİLER's Aktan Arslanoğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilian Matorin in the 15th minute of play. In the 17th minute, Sadri Bostan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 28 minutes had been played when some careless play by AN&KARASİPAHİLER's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Wilian Matorin was slow to take the kick. During this time Verissimo KFCH F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. Eliézer Palmeira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yağız Bakanay in the 30th minute of the match. Aktan Arslanoğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Renato de Queirós, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giray Mertkal charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Giray Mertkal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Verissimo KFCH F.C. booed when AN&KARASİPAHİLER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giray Mertkal didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 40th minute, Ahmet Fikret Tur made a precise shot to the right of Eliézer Palmeira. Verissimo KFCH F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 45 minutes into the game, AN&KARASİPAHİLER's Yağız Bakanay nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eliézer Palmeira made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. After the first half AN&KARASİPAHİLER were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Wilian Matorin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Eliézer Palmeira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yağız Bakanay, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. When AN&KARASİPAHİLER's Ahmet Fikret Tur, in the 66th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for AN&KARASİPAHİLER. Verissimo KFCH F.C. made a substitution. Ezequiel Matos replaced Renato de Queirós. Verissimo KFCH F.C. made a substitution. Victor Gaspar replaced Leonel Castro. Aktan Arslanoğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ezequiel Matos, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Eliézer Palmeira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yağız Bakanay in the 74th minute. A collision led to AN&KARASİPAHİLER getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Umut Denizalp hit a great ball. Ufuk Ezelhan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Eliézer Palmeira made a huge save. After 80 played minutes Verissimo KFCH F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Décio da Silveira. When Ahmet Fikret Tur fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AN&KARASİPAHİLER's protests and gave Ahmet Fikret Tur a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Verissimo KFCH F.C. booed when AN&KARASİPAHİLER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmet Fikret Tur didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Ezequiel Matos put it in 2-3 from a short distance just to the right of Aktan Arslanoğlu. In the 87th minute Wilian Matorin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aktan Arslanoğlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.