U18 World League

Claudio D. Borghi
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arman Yılhan kicked off to start the match. After 3 played minutes Cisco Birlik FC got a freekick which was hit by Refik Halit Pınarbaşı. After 5 minutes, Timoteo Gonzo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Argentinos Juniors and the Cisco Birlik FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Timoteo Gonzo kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. After 13 minutes of play, Cisco Birlik FC's İlhami Memduh made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Donato Ignazio was left in no man's land by his defense there! Donato Ignazio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alkan Haliloğlu in the 18th minute of the match. With a little luck, Cisco Birlik FC's Yunus Canser got control of the ball when Timoteo Gonzo tried to sneak it across the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, Arman Yılhan notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Argentinos Juniors's Donato Ignazio. Donato Ignazio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Yunus Canser took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salvador Itzaina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st minute Arman Yılhan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Ignazio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mehmet Çağrı Songün in the 34th minute of play forced Argentinos Juniors's goalkeeper Donato Ignazio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Argentinos Juniors's Donato Ignazio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tevfik Şimşektürk in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vural Mesut in the 39th minute of play forced Argentinos Juniors's goalkeeper Donato Ignazio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arman Yılhan in the 40th minute of play forced Argentinos Juniors's goalkeeper Donato Ignazio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute Arman Yılhan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Ignazio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Donato Ignazio came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by Cisco Birlik FC's Arman Yılhan. But to his dismay, Arman Yılhan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Timoteo Gonzo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With an all-out effort, Cisco Birlik FC's Donato Ignazio threw himself towards the right post 53 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Mehmet Çağrı Songün, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 61 minutes, Refik Halit Pınarbaşı mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cisco Birlik FC and the Argentinos Juniors players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 61 played minutes Cisco Birlik FC got a freekick which was hit by Refik Halit Pınarbaşı. In the 64th minute Arman Yılhan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Ignazio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Argentinos Juniors's Donato Ignazio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mehmet Çağrı Songün in the 66th minute of play. Severiano Mikeldi lost his temper 69 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. A collision led to Argentinos Juniors getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Severiano Mikeldi hit a great ball. In the 78th minute Arman Yılhan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Ignazio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cisco Birlik FC's Yunus Canser played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Salvador Itzaina in the 79th minute of play. After 88 minutes Cisco Birlik FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Segundo Lucado who took care of the corner kick. Segundo Lucado took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yunus Canser. Yunus Canser dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. Argentinos Juniors's defense didn't have a chance, in the 93rd minute, when Arman Yılhan scored to the left of an out of position Donato Ignazio, making the score, 1-5. Donato Ignazio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Refik Halit Pınarbaşı in the 95th minute of the match.