U18 World League

La Choppera
Spectators: 7533 (Terracing: 5651, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) Battal Seyyit Evliya started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Şehzade Saygılı made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rene Txaran in the 12th minute of play. Marciano Xacintu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Battal Seyyit Evliya, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Çağatay Akbilge in the 15th minute of play forced Cervezanegra A.C.'s goalkeeper Marciano Xacintu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arif Nihat Kiyas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marciano Xacintu having to make a save. Garip Ulukaan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Marciano Xacintu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rene Txaran charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rene Txaran the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fidan SK's Nuralp Elmacıoğlu was substituted for Mürsel Serkan. A collision led to Cervezanegra A.C. getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Rene Txaran hit a great ball. A collision led to Cervezanegra A.C. getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Rene Txaran hit a great ball. In the 24th minute, Kandemir Ersoy left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fidan SK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 27th minute of the match Ergün Uluçam shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marciano Xacintu showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Şehzade Saygılı made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vladimiro Peyo in the 29th minute of play. After 32 minutes of play, Cervezanegra A.C.'s David Atauri made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Şehzade Saygılı was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match clock showed 35 minutes, the score became 1-3 when Garip Ulukaan sped through Cervezanegra A.C.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marciano Xacintu. Battal Seyyit Evliya fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marciano Xacintu having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Marciano Xacintu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Battal Seyyit Evliya, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 54 minutes into the match, Cervezanegra A.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Ergün Uluçam came free, but Marciano Xacintu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cervezanegra A.C.'s Marciano Xacintu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Battal Seyyit Evliya in the 59th minute of play. If Çağatay Akbilge had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Çağatay Akbilge received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Marciano Xacintu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Şehzade Saygılı made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Atauri in the 67th minute of play. In the 69th minute, Fidan SK's Çağatay Akbilge dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-6. Arif Nihat Kiyas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 75 played minutes Fidan SK got a freekick which was hit by Çağatay Akbilge. Fidan SK's Şehzade Saygılı played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Octavio Luken in the 78th minute of play. Cervezanegra A.C.'s Marciano Xacintu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ergün Uluçam in the 81st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Battal Seyyit Evliya in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marciano Xacintu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fidan SK's Arif Nihat Kiyas got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kandemir Ersoy's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 87thth minute, Marciano Xacintu skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When the match clock showed 91 minutes, the score became 1-7 when Kandemir Ersoy sped through Cervezanegra A.C.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marciano Xacintu. In the 94th minute Octavio Luken shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Şehzade Saygılı saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fidan SK's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.