U18 World League

ÇINAR ARENA
Spectators: 7737 (Terracing: 5804, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hasan Ali Ekici got the match started through his kick off. Mustafa Necati Başok blasted a shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Yaşar Niğdeli having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Sarı kaya FK's Bekir Çolakoğlu got a free kick in the 8th minute. Yaşar Niğdeli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bekir Çolakoğlu's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. In the 15th match minute, Otomasyon Gençlik F.K. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reis Kalgay to maneuver through the defense. When Sarı kaya FK's Mustafa Necati Başok in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mustafa Necati Başok in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yaşar Niğdeli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bilgehan Dalga in the 26th minute of play forced Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s goalkeeper Yaşar Niğdeli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yaşar Niğdeli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bekir Çolakoğlu in the 28th minute of play. Işıkalp Beksan hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Sarı kaya FK's Yaser Memduh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hadi Akdurmuş in the 33rd minute of play. Hadi Akdurmuş sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 37 minutes of play, Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s Hasan Ali Ekici made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yaser Memduh was left in no man's land by his defense there! Yaser Memduh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hadi Akdurmuş in the 41st minute of play. Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Reis Kalgay in the 43rd minute. Reis Kalgay made a great header on Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s corner, it was just that Sarı kaya FK's Yaser Memduh managed to reach the ball for a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hasan Ali Ekici got free with Yaser Memduh in the 48th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Mustafa Necati Başok made the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes Otomasyon Gençlik F.K. got a freekick which was hit by Karhan Mukaddes. With a little luck, Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s Yaşar Niğdeli got control of the ball when Mustafa Necati Başok tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Sarı kaya FK's Mustafa Necati Başok got a free kick in the 55th minute. In the 62nd minute, Bilgehan Dalga left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sarı kaya FK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Yaser Memduh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hasan Ali Ekici in the 66th minute of play. Yaşar Niğdeli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mustafa Necati Başok in the 67th minute of the match. When Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s Hadi Akdurmuş in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sarı kaya FK's goalie prevented a goal. Yaşar Niğdeli made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Bilgehan Dalga sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Sarı kaya FK's zone, Hasan Ali Ekici stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yaser Memduh came out of the goal and Hasan Ali Ekici tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Işıkalp Beksan hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Mustafa Necati Başok's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yaşar Niğdeli was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. When Reis Kalgay fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s protests and gave Reis Kalgay a yellow card for diving instead. After having played for 87 minutes, Bekir Çolakoğlu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sarı kaya FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bekir Çolakoğlu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s Yaşar Niğdeli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mustafa Necati Başok in the 88th minute of play. The supporters of Sarı kaya FK booed when Otomasyon Gençlik F.K. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reis Kalgay didn't get a good kick on the ball. 90 minutes into the match, Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s goal looked a bit too open when Mustafa Necati Başok came free, but Yaşar Niğdeli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mustafa Necati Başok who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 91stth minute tested the skills of Yaşar Niğdeli when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The Otomasyon Gençlik F.K. supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Sarı kaya FK's performance. The match ended with a win for Sarı kaya FK.