U18 World League

Gothic Souls Arena
Spectators: 7683 (Terracing: 5763, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Poyraz Suyurgal took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Gothic Souls getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Poyraz Suyurgal hit a great ball. Freddie Downs hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Gothic Souls's Menderes Hikmet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lee Hinson in the 13th minute of play. A collision led to Recolta Alamor getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Eldon Mills hit a great ball. Menderes Hikmet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Freddie Downs in the 16th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Gothic Souls's Baturay İçöz got a free kick in the 17th minute. Eldon Mills took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Menderes Hikmet. Menderes Hikmet dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Lee Hinson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 23rd minute, Eldon Mills made a precise shot to the right of Menderes Hikmet. Gothic Souls's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In the 26th match minute, Gothic Souls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baturay İçöz to maneuver through the defense. If Eldon Mills had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 28 minutes into the match, Gothic Souls's goal looked a bit too open when Eldon Mills came free, but Menderes Hikmet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes into the game, Poyraz Suyurgal was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gothic Souls's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Recolta Alamor the free kick. Poyraz Suyurgal hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Menderes Hikmet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eldon Mills in the 34th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Behram Erez kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kerry Barajas. That made the score 1-2 in the 38 minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Freddie Downs in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Menderes Hikmet prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 46th minute, one of Gothic Souls:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Gothic Souls. In the 49th minute there was a penalty for Recolta Alamor. Eldon Mills stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Menderes Hikmet. 1-3. After the first half Recolta Alamor were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eldon Mills was the one to do the kick off. Freddie Downs charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Freddie Downs the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Freddie Downs hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Vern Smalls hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Menderes Hikmet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eldon Mills in the 67th minute of play. Kerry Barajas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rahim Atatuğ in the 72nd minute of the match. A collision led to Recolta Alamor getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Freddie Downs hit a great ball. In the 82nd minute, Recolta Alamor's Felipe Jacques seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Felipe Jacques the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Recolta Alamor protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Felipe Jacques had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee gave Gothic Souls a penalty, 83 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Poyraz Suyurgal, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Recolta Alamor's Kerry Barajas. 2-3. Kerry Barajas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Poyraz Suyurgal, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bill Wiggins during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Bill Wiggins kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. In the 89th minute, Nizam Kutlay made a precise shot to the right of Kerry Barajas. Recolta Alamor's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. In the 94th minute of the match, Freddie Downs tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Menderes Hikmet saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The Recolta Alamor players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Gothic Souls from taking control. The game ends in a draw.