U18 World League

LuisAlberto Spinetta
Spectators: 7698 (Terracing: 5775, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) After a defensive mix-up in PreZiDenT SaRuMaN's zone, Eloy Rocio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hasan Bank came out of the goal and Eloy Rocio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gafur Nusret hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Hasan Bank was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Benito Corderun. 20 minutes into the match, PreZiDenT SaRuMaN's goal looked a bit too open when Fidel Rico came free, but Hasan Bank reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 21st minute, Bilal Erdemli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A long shot from Benito Corderun in the 21st minute of play was well struck, but Hasan Bank made a really good save at the right post. Angelino Barto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Onur Ali Samim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cementerio Club's Angelino Barto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Avni Kurceren in the 36th minute of play. 48 minutes into the match, Cementerio Club's goal looked a bit too open when Avni Kurceren came free, but Angelino Barto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ezequiel Pinto to strike the kick off in the second half. If Melchor Oliviero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 53 minutes, Ezequiel Pinto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cementerio Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ezequiel Pinto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Anibal Montae managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cementerio Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Anibal Montae was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hasan Bank breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hasan Bank made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ezequiel Pinto in the 86th minute of play. Ant Uyguner charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ant Uyguner the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 89th match minute, PreZiDenT SaRuMaN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ant Uyguner to maneuver through the defense. Emilio Maureo's late challenge caught a PreZiDenT SaRuMaN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emilio Maureo helped the player get up and apologised. Ant Uyguner could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Angelino Barto made a huge save. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.