U18 World League

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Spectators: 7587 (Terracing: 5691, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 151) Albano Bonadona started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ's Albano Bonadona got a free kick in the 2nd minute. After 3 played minutes ---Atam Osmanlı--- got a freekick which was hit by Abdulvahit Ulutan. Ahmet Demirdelen charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ahmet Demirdelen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to ---Atam Osmanlı--- getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Ahmet Demirdelen hit a great ball. Benjamin Francis struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Bumin Ganim didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ. Ahmet Hasan Sertaçgil struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Maarten Stekelenburg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ---Atam Osmanlı---. In the 21st minute, Justo Cuarto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 30 minutes into the match, ---Atam Osmanlı---'s goal looked a bit too open when Justo Cuarto came free, but Bumin Ganim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Benjamin Francis came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ 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 Benjamin Francis couldn't finish the play. If Benjamin Tolino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 46 minutes, Benjamin Tolino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ and the ---Atam Osmanlı--- players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 46th match minute, Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamin Tolino to maneuver through the defense. In the 47th minute, Ahmet Demirdelen 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. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Bumin Ganim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albano Bonadona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ---Atam Osmanlı---'s Bumin Ganim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benjamin Tolino in the 53rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ's Justo Cuarto got a free kick in the 55th minute. Maarten Stekelenburg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yaşar Nuri Rauf in the 59th minute. Albano Bonadona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. ---Atam Osmanlı--- made a substitution. Derviş Oran replaced Osman Ali Kahveci. The supporters of Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ booed when ---Atam Osmanlı--- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmet Ali İspinoz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Albano Bonadona struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Bumin Ganim didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ. A collision led to Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Florentino Muno hit a great ball. Maarten Stekelenburg was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Ahmet Ali İspinoz. 75 minutes into the match, Benjamin Tolino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bumin Ganim. ---Atam Osmanlı---'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Benjamin Tolino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albano Bonadona in the 79th minute of play forced ---Atam Osmanlı---'s goalkeeper Bumin Ganim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ's Leon Milian got a free kick in the 84th minute. Leon Milian charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leon Milian the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Leon Milian hit a great ball. Ahmet Ali İspinoz, 96 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. The Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.