U18 World League

Estádio Poetass
Spectators: 7683 (Terracing: 5763, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rüstem Ruknettin got the match started through his kick off. Feridun Balkır, 4 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Cássio de Senna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rüstem Ruknettin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 9 minutes into the game, one of Poetass FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 11 minutes into the match, Feridun Balkır had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cássio de Senna. Poetass FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Feridun Balkır was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. A collision led to 67st Xerebos Familya F.C. getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Hayrettin Ereken hit a great ball. Cássio de Senna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Şükrü Pozan in the 19th minute of the match. Cássio de Senna came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by 67st Xerebos Familya F.C.'s Rüstem Ruknettin. But to his dismay, Rüstem Ruknettin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Claudinho Saldanha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dani Portillo got free with Kerimhan Vaha in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 38th match minute, 67st Xerebos Familya F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Şükrü Pozan to maneuver through the defense. Dani Portillo hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Cássio de Senna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Feridun Balkır, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Victor Vidal to make the kick off. Cássio de Senna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kayacan Gence, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Poetass FC's Cássio de Senna got control of the ball when Rüstem Ruknettin tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 61 minutes of play, 67st Xerebos Familya F.C.'s Kayacan Gence made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cássio de Senna was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 66th minute Dani Portillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kerimhan Vaha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cássio de Senna made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Rüstem Ruknettin sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Feridun Balkır in the 70th minute of play forced Poetass FC's goalkeeper Cássio de Senna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Feridun Balkır in the 72nd minute of play forced Poetass FC's goalkeeper Cássio de Senna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Claudinho Saldanha got in the 74th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Kerimhan Vaha handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Cássio de Senna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafettin Taşkın in the 75th minute of the match. Kerimhan Vaha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dani Portillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Dani Portillo took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kerimhan Vaha. Kerimhan Vaha dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. 67st Xerebos Familya F.C.'s Kerimhan Vaha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Vidal in the 81st minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, 67st Xerebos Familya F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Dani Portillo came free, but Kerimhan Vaha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Şükrü Pozan got free with Cássio de Senna in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Şükrü Pozan came free with the goalkeeper in the 85th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Cássio de Senna could save by the left post. After 86 played minutes Poetass FC got a freekick which was hit by Victor Vidal. Kerimhan Vaha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dani Portillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rüstem Ruknettin got free with Cássio de Senna in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. 67st Xerebos Familya F.C. had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.