U18 World League

AKHisaR ParK
Spectators: 8393 (Terracing: 6297, Seating: 1930, VIP seats: 166) 韩荣超 made the kick off and thus started the match. Egemen Toralp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 卓夕树, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Baran Alp Kose fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 姜宇宁 having to interfere. In the 8th minute 韩荣超 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Egemen Toralp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yakup Hacıoğlu in the 10th minute of play forced 【№1】Galactic Empire's goalkeeper 姜宇宁 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 高迅钢 hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the AKHisaR defense, 曾坤松 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Egemen Toralp. The AKHisaR fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Egemen Toralp should have stopped the shot. In the 18th minute, Yakup Hacıoğlu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 姜宇宁 was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. If 卓夕树 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 卓夕树 scored 1-2 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Egemen Toralp, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When 卓夕树 fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 【№1】Galactic Empire's protests and gave 卓夕树 a yellow card for diving instead. 姜宇宁 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramazan Afacan, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. AKHisaR's Egemen Toralp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 韩荣超 in the 40th minute of play. With a little luck, 【№1】Galactic Empire's 姜宇宁 got control of the ball when Yakup Hacıoğlu tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 47 played minutes AKHisaR got a freekick which was hit by Gündüz Tavgaç. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ramazan Afacan to make the kick off. Ramazan Afacan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 53rd minute Yakup Hacıoğlu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 姜宇宁 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Egemen Toralp stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 韩荣超's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. After a defensive mix-up in AKHisaR's zone, 韩荣超 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Egemen Toralp came out of the goal and 韩荣超 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 卓夕树 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Egemen Toralp tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, AKHisaR's Egemen Toralp got control of the ball when 韩荣超 tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 75th minute, 【№1】Galactic Empire's 卓夕树 dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. 姜宇宁 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yakup Hacıoğlu in the 80th minute of the match. A collision led to 【№1】Galactic Empire getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. 肖峰响 hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tolga Soysal in the 81st minute of play forced 【№1】Galactic Empire's goalkeeper 姜宇宁 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 84 played minutes 【№1】Galactic Empire got a freekick which was hit by 胡傲国. In the 85th minute of the match Beyhan Ongut shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but 姜宇宁 showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yakup Hacıoğlu in the 94th minute of play forced 【№1】Galactic Empire's goalkeeper 姜宇宁 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 95 minutes into the game, 高迅钢 recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Egemen Toralp. 高迅钢 showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-4. The 【№1】Galactic Empire supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing 【№1】Galactic Empire would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.