U18 World League

Gallinas Stadium
Spectators: 7688 (Terracing: 5767, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Zeruko Sardaneta made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the game, Porteño Prowess FC's George Valdovinos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Halim Hürmetli made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 8 minutes into the match, SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON's goal looked a bit too open when Zeruko Sardaneta came free, but Halim Hürmetli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th minute Remzi Usum shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valerio Tejeido saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 14 minutes into the game, Ahmet Kadri Başkaya cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Valerio Tejeido was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 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 Zeruko Sardaneta in the 21st minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ugutz Paradelo during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 25 minutes into the match, Birant Makul had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Valerio Tejeido. Porteño Prowess FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Birant Makul was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. George Valdovinos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Halim Hürmetli made a huge save. Valerio Tejeido 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 34th minute. After 38 played minutes SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON got a freekick which was hit by Ahmet Kadri Başkaya. After a defensive mix-up in Porteño Prowess FC's zone, Hakkı Özaktuğ stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valerio Tejeido came out of the goal and Hakkı Özaktuğ tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Porteño Prowess FC's Valerio Tejeido played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hakkı Özaktuğ in the 45th minute of play. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Halim Hürmetli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zeruko Sardaneta in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 55th match minute, Porteño Prowess FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guamán Bevia to maneuver through the defense. Hakkı Özaktuğ received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Valerio Tejeido came out and tried to block the shot, but Hakkı Özaktuğ slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 57th minute. Alfonso Cuevas kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Valerio Tejeido took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Refik Özgeer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valerio Tejeido was out of position in the 69 minute of play, and Refik Özgeer capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Refik Özgeer really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. Valerio Tejeido didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 72nd minute, which inside left pole to 1-5. 75 minutes into the game, Leo Dieguez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-5. Halim Hürmetli was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Birant Makul in the 81st minute of play forced Porteño Prowess FC's goalkeeper Valerio Tejeido to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Porteño Prowess FC defense, Refik Özgeer kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Valerio Tejeido. The Porteño Prowess FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Valerio Tejeido should have stopped the shot. In the 87th minute, SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON's Remzi Usum dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-7. After a rather tough play, SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON's Ali Kaan Torcan got a free kick in the 95th minute. SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.