U18 World League

CARLITOS BIANCHI
Spectators: 7741 (Terracing: 5807, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) Halim Hürmetli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aaron Dimas in the 4th minute. The supporters of El ABUELO FC booed when SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Refik Özgeer didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Ermegildo Pepillo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Halim Hürmetli was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. 10 minutes into the match, El ABUELO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hakkı Özaktuğ came free, but Marciano Lertxun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th minute, Aaron Dimas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON defense, Ermegildo Pepillo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Halim Hürmetli. The SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Halim Hürmetli should have stopped the shot. Halim Hürmetli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ermegildo Pepillo in the 20th minute of the match. Halim Hürmetli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aaron Dimas, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Remzi Usum hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Ermegildo Pepillo managed to get in a good position for a shot. El ABUELO FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ermegildo Pepillo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Halim Hürmetli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of El ABUELO FC booed when SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sefa Suay didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 39th minute Refik Özgeer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marciano Lertxun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 41st minute, Ahmet Kadri Başkaya ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marciano Lertxun was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. 44 minutes into the game, Güven Maksut was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El ABUELO FC the free kick. Halim Hürmetli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agustin Nel, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Refik Özgeer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON's Halim Hürmetli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aaron Dimas in the 51st minute of play. 53 minutes into the match, El ABUELO FC's goalkeeper Marciano Lertxun had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Birant Makul. When Eriberto Tabor came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the El ABUELO FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Eriberto Tabor couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Kadri Başkaya in the 56th minute of play forced El ABUELO FC's goalkeeper Marciano Lertxun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hakkı Özaktuğ in the 59th minute of play forced El ABUELO FC's goalkeeper Marciano Lertxun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Güven Maksut kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Marciano Lertxun was a little too slow when Metehan Perkin got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 64th minute. The score was now 2-2. In the 69th minute, Birant Makul left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Güven Maksut was shown his second yellow card after 72 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Güven Maksut hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON's Refik Özgeer slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Marciano Lertxun. That made the score 2-4 after 84 minutes of play. The supporters of El ABUELO FC booed when SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmet Kadri Başkaya didn't get a good kick on the ball. Halim Hürmetli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Octavio Argenis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Halim Hürmetli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Octavio Argenis in the 92nd minute of play. Marciano Lertxun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hakkı Özaktuğ, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute.