U18 World League

KOZMAK
Spectators: 7542 (Terracing: 5658, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ali Asım Torehan kicked off to start the match. When Cristóvão Ramires fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PLURAL's protests and gave Cristóvão Ramires a yellow card for diving instead. Cristóvão Ramires kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. If Başaran Radi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Fikri Yanar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leandro Falcão, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Jorge Boaventura stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ali Asım Torehan's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. In the 15th minute, Mehmet Hamdi Servet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 20 minutes into the match, Eskiekin's Ali Asım Torehan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jorge Boaventura narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 21st minute of the match Eskiekin got a corner. PLURAL's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Armağan Bircan ran over to the corner to take the kick. Armağan Bircan made a great header on Eskiekin's corner, it was just that PLURAL's Jorge Boaventura managed to reach the ball for a save. After some careless play in the Eskiekin defense, Caio Caiado kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fikri Yanar. The Eskiekin fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fikri Yanar should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Ali Asım Torehan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jorge Boaventura was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. In the 46th minute, Ali Asım Torehan 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. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Caio Caiado stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute, António Ferreira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The attack was good, but when Ali Asım Torehan in the 51st minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Caio Caiado got free with Fikri Yanar in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 56th minute, Mehmet Hamdi Servet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 59th minute, one of Eskiekin:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Eskiekin. In the 61st minute there was a penalty for PLURAL. Sandro Mafra stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Fikri Yanar. 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Armağan Bircan during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Eskiekin's Armağan Bircan got a free kick in the 70th minute. After having played for 72 minutes, Cristóvão Ramires managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PLURAL's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristóvão Ramires was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Duman İklim hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 75th match minute, Eskiekin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Şeref Tüzel to maneuver through the defense. Fikri Yanar made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Caio Caiado sent off a good shot on target. Ali Asım Torehan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Eskiekin's Fikri Yanar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Eskiekin from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Mehmet Hamdi Servet's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jorge Boaventura was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. With a little luck, Eskiekin's Fikri Yanar got control of the ball when Caio Caiado tried to sneak it across the goal line. 0-3 became the score in the 95th minute when Caio Caiado elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. PLURAL had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.