U18 World League

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Spectators: 7774 (Terracing: 5831, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ernest Poplăcean started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, Yaman Academy®'s Thomás Neuer got control of the ball when Marius Ganea tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 9th minute, FC Fanaticii's Marius Ganea dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. The supporters of FC Fanaticii booed when Yaman Academy® was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Besim Ilgaz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 12th minute, FC Fanaticii's Marius Ganea ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Thomás Neuer. Thomás Neuer yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Ernest Poplăcean could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Thomás Neuer made a huge save. 15 minutes into the match, FC Fanaticii's Marius Ganea sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thomás Neuer narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Yaman Academy®'s Thomás Neuer got control of the ball when Ernest Poplăcean tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mustafa Oğuz Yaman charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mustafa Oğuz Yaman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Yaman Academy®'s Mustafa Oğuz Yaman got a free kick in the 23rd minute. FC Fanaticii's Constantin Mareș quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Arif Çelebi Toregün, made in the 27th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marius Ganea got free with Thomás Neuer in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Aras Görkem Okkan hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Besim Ilgaz during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Yaman Academy® getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Besim Ilgaz hit a great ball. In the 35th minute Marius Ganea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomás Neuer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mustafa Oğuz Yaman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 40th minute of the match Arif Çelebi Toregün sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Emanuel Giurcă skillfully saved the ball. Emanuel Giurcă showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Atilla Kağan Daim, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. With a little luck, Yaman Academy®'s Thomás Neuer got control of the ball when Ernest Poplăcean tried to sneak it across the goal line. 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 2-0.

The wind increased when Mehmet Arif İlksel made the kick off in the second half. Emanuel Giurcă showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Atilla Kağan Daim in the 51st minute of the match. Sedat Hatırlı hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. FC Fanaticii's Olimpiu Panait couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 54th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Yaman Academy®. Dragoş Pivniceru hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Aras Görkem Okkan hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. After having played for 75 minutes, Marius Ganea managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Fanaticii's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marius Ganea was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 76 minutes, Baycan Garipbaş mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Yaman Academy® and the FC Fanaticii players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Yaman Academy® getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Baycan Garipbaş hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernest Poplăcean in the 79th minute of play forced Yaman Academy®'s goalkeeper Thomás Neuer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Atilla Kağan Daim in the 81st minute of play forced FC Fanaticii's goalkeeper Emanuel Giurcă to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Besim Ilgaz was shown his second yellow card after 83 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Yaman Academy®'s Besim Ilgaz got a free kick in the 84th minute. A throw-in in the 86th minute of the game was made by Sedat Hatırlı with Atilla Kağan Daim as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 89th minute, Ernest Poplăcean left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Fanaticii fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Mustafa Arif Orkan kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. After 96 minutes of play, Yaman Academy®'s Mustafa Oğuz Yaman made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emanuel Giurcă was left in no man's land by his defense there! FC Fanaticii were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Yaman Academy® for a fine match.