U18 World League

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Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Behçet Canol made the kick off which started today's match. Abdulkadir Öğeturk made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Michalis Kostetsos sent off a good shot on target. A nice corner shot did that Vaggelis Karagiozis got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Abdulkadir Öğeturk quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 20thth minute of the game Behçet Canol who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but O.T.E's Nikos Tavlaridis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Bir Garip Oyun getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Bedir Akbayrak hit a great ball. 28 minutes into the game, Michalis Kostetsos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Abdulkadir Öğeturk was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Başar Rafet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 38 minutes, Michalis Kostetsos took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Abdulkadir Öğeturk to make any attempt to save it. 41 minutes into the game, Bir Garip Oyun's Başar Rafet nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nikos Tavlaridis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Nikos Tavlaridis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Behçet Canol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Michalis Kostetsos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to O.T.E getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Sotos Sissovitis hit a great ball. Abdulkadir Öğeturk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michalis Kostetsos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Bir Garip Oyun getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Fadıl Işık hit a great ball. 67 minutes into the game, Michalis Kostetsos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Abdulkadir Öğeturk was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Louis Mavrostomos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdulkadir Öğeturk having to interfere. Abdulkadir Öğeturk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stamatis Bravos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to O.T.E getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Thodoris Karnezis hit a great ball. Bedir Akbayrak got his second yellow card in the match during the 78th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 79th match minute, Bir Garip Oyun was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bedir Akbayrak to maneuver through the defense. Behçet Canol hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. In the 87th minute, Behçet Canol reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Nikos Tavlaridis. The goal made the score 3-2. In the 92nd match minute, Bir Garip Oyun was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Behçet Canol to maneuver through the defense. Başar Rafet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Nikos Tavlaridis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Many of Bir Garip Oyun's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Bir Garip Oyun may have spent more time on the ball, but O.T.E were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.