U18 World League

AKHisaR ParK
Spectators: 8441 (Terracing: 6332, Seating: 1941, VIP seats: 168) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Neşat Arıcan started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Ekber Sehrud ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Egemen Toralp was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Hatemi Yavuzcan was a little too slow when Ramazan Afacan got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 7th minute. The score was now 1-1. 10 minutes into the match, LOI's goal looked a bit too open when Raik Bir came free, but Hatemi Yavuzcan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ekber Sehrud took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Egemen Toralp. Egemen Toralp dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. 15 minutes into the game, one of AKHisaR:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 17th minute there was a penalty for LOI. Neşat Arıcan stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Egemen Toralp. 1-3. Raik Bir recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to AKHisaR getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Gündüz Tavgaç hit a great ball. After having played for 24 minutes, Mutlu Elmacıoğlu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LOI's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mutlu Elmacıoğlu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. AKHisaR's Egemen Toralp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Neşat Arıcan in the 26th minute of play. In the 28th minute, Raik Bir hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Egemen Toralp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Neşat Arıcan in the 31st minute of the match. Egemen Toralp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ekber Sehrud, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Egemen Toralp came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by LOI's Ekber Sehrud. But to his dismay, Ekber Sehrud quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. In the 46th minute, Mutlu Elmacıoğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ramazan Afacan to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Neşat Arıcan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Egemen Toralp was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Neşat Arıcan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Egemen Toralp having to interfere. Hatemi Yavuzcan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from İlyas Tolga Aras, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. LOI were awarded a corner in the 61th minute after AKHisaR's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mutlu Elmacıoğlu took the corner. LOI's Mutlu Elmacıoğlu was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Egemen Toralp in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 63rd minute, LOI's Neşat Arıcan dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-5. Raik Bir hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. After 67 played minutes AKHisaR got a freekick which was hit by Raik Bir. In the 67th minute of the match Mutlu Elmacıoğlu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Egemen Toralp showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. AKHisaR's Egemen Toralp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Neşat Arıcan in the 70th minute of play. Egemen Toralp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neşat Arıcan, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Neşat Arıcan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 77th minute, Kandemir İrfan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in LOI's zone, Ramazan Afacan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hatemi Yavuzcan came out of the goal and Ramazan Afacan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 81st minute of the match, Vefa Yazar got a very nice opportunity to score, but Egemen Toralp was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 83rd minute, LOI's Ekber Sehrud ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Egemen Toralp. Egemen Toralp yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-6. Egemen Toralp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neşat Arıcan, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Egemen Toralp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Neşat Arıcan in the 93rd minute of play. The LOI players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.