U18 World League

Estadio da Luz
Spectators: 7886 (Terracing: 5915, Seating: 1814, VIP seats: 157) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Berkant Barkın made the kick off which started today's match. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Irving Dennis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Berkant Barkın in the 7th minute of play. 12 minutes into the game, Boniface Fulton lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Kurtuluş Tümerk. In the 14th minute, Bilgehan Mithat hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Georges Christopher received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Kurtuluş Tümerk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Irving Dennis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bilgehan Mithat, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 29th match minute, SEFEROĞULLARI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mustafa Ekrem Ozansoy to maneuver through the defense. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Antonia Webb suffered a sprained foot after 30 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 30 minutes into the game, Tanju Çırakoğlu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SEFEROĞULLARI's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sport Lisboa e Benfica the free kick. Sport Lisboa e Benfica made a substitution. Stuart Chin replaced Antonia Webb. After a rather tough play, SEFEROĞULLARI's Tanju Çırakoğlu got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Baptiste Beck came free with the goalkeeper in the 37th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Kurtuluş Tümerk could save by the left post. Baptiste Beck's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Kurtuluş Tümerk firmly grabbed it by the left post. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stuart Chin to make the kick off. Stuart Chin hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Eusebio Briggs hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Tanju Çırakoğlu kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. The supporters of Sport Lisboa e Benfica booed when SEFEROĞULLARI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tanju Çırakoğlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kurtuluş Tümerk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baptiste Beck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bilgehan Mithat in the 65thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Irving Dennis, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 66th minute, Eusebio Briggs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 74 played minutes Sport Lisboa e Benfica got a freekick which was hit by Malcolm MacDonald. After a rather tough play, SEFEROĞULLARI's Tanju Çırakoğlu got a free kick in the 76th minute. After 77 played minutes, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Georges Christopher shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Kurtuluş Tümerk came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Sport Lisboa e Benfica reached it. 79 minutes into the game, Eusebio Briggs was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SEFEROĞULLARI the free kick. Eusebio Briggs kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. 81 minutes into the game, Bilgehan Mithat was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SEFEROĞULLARI's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sport Lisboa e Benfica the free kick. The supporters of Sport Lisboa e Benfica booed when SEFEROĞULLARI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bilgehan Mithat didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to SEFEROĞULLARI getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Ahmet Ceyhan Oğuzkan hit a great ball. In the 83rd minute, Georges Christopher 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. In the 84th match minute, SEFEROĞULLARI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Ceyhan Oğuzkan to maneuver through the defense. In the 85th minute of the match Georges Christopher shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kurtuluş Tümerk showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Bilgehan Mithat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Irving Dennis having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Eusebio Briggs got a free kick in the 92nd minute. With a little luck, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Irving Dennis got control of the ball when Berkant Barkın tried to sneak it across the goal line.