U18 World League

AKHisaR ParK
Spectators: 8451 (Terracing: 6339, Seating: 1943, VIP seats: 169) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ramazan Afacan kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, AKHisaR's İlyas Tolga Aras got a free kick in the 4th minute. A collision led to AKHisaR getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. İlyas Tolga Aras hit a great ball. AKHisaR's Egemen Toralp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilton Berger in the 13th minute of play. A collision led to AKHisaR getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Galip Beşer hit a great ball. Alberto Galvão hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. İlyas Tolga Aras was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 21st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 23 minutes into the match, AKHisaR's goal looked a bit too open when Giuliano David came free, but Egemen Toralp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A hard shot 25 in the game by Ramazan Afacan from a close distance when the talented Pedrinho Mesquita managed to make a qualified save. Villaverde Celeste Clube's players were relieved. Wilton Berger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pedrinho Mesquita stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yakup Hacıoğlu's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. After a rather tough play, AKHisaR's Tolga Soysal got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Ismael Tasso 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. In the 35th minute Gonçalo Maciel 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. A collision led to Villaverde Celeste Clube getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Róbson Donato hit a great ball. Ramazan Afacan who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 38thth minute tested the skills of Pedrinho Mesquita when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by Villaverde Celeste Clube's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. İlyas Tolga Aras was slow to take the kick. During this time AKHisaR's players had a chance to rest. İlyas Tolga Aras made a great header on AKHisaR's corner, it was just that Villaverde Celeste Clube's Pedrinho Mesquita managed to reach the ball for a save. 44 minutes into the game, İlyas Tolga Aras was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AKHisaR's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Villaverde Celeste Clube the free kick. In the 44th minute, İlyas Tolga Aras hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Villaverde Celeste Clube's Wilton Berger got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Giuliano David to make the kick off. AKHisaR's Egemen Toralp proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save AKHisaR from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramazan Afacan in the 53rd minute of play forced Villaverde Celeste Clube's goalkeeper Pedrinho Mesquita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wilton Berger could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Egemen Toralp made a huge save. After 55 played minutes AKHisaR got a freekick which was hit by İlyas Tolga Aras. After 57 minutes, Waldemar Lucas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Villaverde Celeste Clube and the AKHisaR players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 57th minute, Waldemar Lucas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 60 minutes into the match, Villaverde Celeste Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Ramazan Afacan came free, but Pedrinho Mesquita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedrinho Mesquita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yakup Hacıoğlu in the 61st minute of play. In the 63rd minute, Ramazan Afacan 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. After a rather tough play, AKHisaR's Tolga Soysal got a free kick in the 64th minute. Santiago Cabezudo charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Santiago Cabezudo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 72 played minutes Villaverde Celeste Clube got a freekick which was hit by Santiago Cabezudo. Santiago Cabezudo kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Gazi Tuğkan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pedrinho Mesquita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yakup Hacıoğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. With a little luck, AKHisaR's Egemen Toralp got control of the ball when Giuliano David tried to sneak it across the goal line. İlyas Tolga Aras kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Santiago Cabezudo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.