U18 World League

Çumra Arena
Spectators: 8132 (Terracing: 6100, Seating: 1871, VIP seats: 161) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Emanuele Pollastrini started the match with the kick off. Frank Ubriaco's late challenge caught a ÇATALHÖYÜK Gençlik Klübü's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Frank Ubriaco helped the player get up and apologised. Bircan Teren stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Angelo Scarinci's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Angelo Scarinci notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of ÇATALHÖYÜK Gençlik Klübü's Bircan Teren. Bircan Teren was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match clock showed 11 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Emanuele Pollastrini sped through ÇATALHÖYÜK Gençlik Klübü's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bircan Teren. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Angelo Scarinci in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bircan Teren saved ÇATALHÖYÜK Gençlik Klübü from getting behind. 22 minutes into the match, FC Aquile Azzurre's goal looked a bit too open when Metehan Perkel came free, but Ferruccio Costanzo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Songur Karataş hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Angelo Scarinci kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Metehan Perkel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Ferruccio Costanzo made a huge save. In the 30th minute, Angelo Scarinci 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. Mustafa Emre Tokuztuğ hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. When the match clock showed 32 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Emanuele Pollastrini sped through ÇATALHÖYÜK Gençlik Klübü's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bircan Teren. In the 35th minute, Emanuele Pollastrini left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Aquile Azzurre fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Anfilogino Giorgio took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 43rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bircan Teren. ÇATALHÖYÜK Gençlik Klübü's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Mustafa Emre Tokuztuğ got his second yellow card in the match during the 47th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 48 played minutes ÇATALHÖYÜK Gençlik Klübü got a freekick which was hit by Mustafa Emre Tokuztuğ. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Songur Karataş in the 55th minute of play forced FC Aquile Azzurre's goalkeeper Ferruccio Costanzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Songur Karataş received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Ferruccio Costanzo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bircan Teren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo Scarinci in the 58th minute of play. FC Aquile Azzurre's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Anfilogino Giorgio in the 60th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Zach Agni heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Bircan Teren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuele Pollastrini in the 69th minute of the match. Bircan Teren made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emanuele Pollastrini in the 71st minute. The supporters of FC Aquile Azzurre booed when ÇATALHÖYÜK Gençlik Klübü was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hamit Oğuzhan didn't get a good kick on the ball. 74 minutes into the match, ÇATALHÖYÜK Gençlik Klübü's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuele Pollastrini came free, but Bircan Teren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 0-6 became the score in the 78th minute when Angelo Scarinci elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 81 minutes into the game, FC Aquile Azzurre's Angelo Scarinci nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bircan Teren made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. FC Aquile Azzurre's Zach Agni got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bircan Teren was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Angelo Scarinci showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-8 in the 85 minute of play. Bircan Teren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuele Pollastrini in the 88th minute of play. Mahmut Sargın fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 95th minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball bounced in the crossbar and then went out. It was a very nice shot. Ferruccio Costanzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Songur Karataş, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. The FC Aquile Azzurre 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.