U18 World League

Canelones
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Torcuato Iniesta started the match with the kick off. If Ekaitz Grau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Etxepare Alfaro kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Jandarma's Selçuk Soytekin got a free kick in the 10th minute. Gürbüz Kayrak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacobo Gomar in the 11th minute of the match. In the 11th minute, Jacobo Gomar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nubecitas FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Gürbüz Kayrak made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Ekaitz Grau sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Jandarma's Gürbüz Kayrak got control of the ball when Odilon Rivas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gürbüz Kayrak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Torcuato Iniesta in the 20th minute of play. 39 minutes into the game, Odilon Rivas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nubecitas FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Jandarma the free kick. In the 39th match minute, Nubecitas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Odilon Rivas to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Torcuato Iniesta in the 43rd minute of play forced Jandarma's goalkeeper Gürbüz Kayrak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jandarma's Gürbüz Kayrak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Jandarma from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ekaitz Grau got free with Gürbüz Kayrak in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Seçkin Taykut made the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Seçkin Taykut during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 53 minutes into the match, Jandarma's goal looked a bit too open when Torcuato Iniesta came free, but Gürbüz Kayrak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Seçkin Taykut's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anko Bravo was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Anko Bravo made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Selçuk Soytekin sent off a good shot on target. Gürbüz Kayrak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Odilon Rivas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Jacobo Gomar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 70th minute, Torcuato Iniesta ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gürbüz Kayrak was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. 75 minutes into the game, Nubecitas FC's Odilon Rivas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gürbüz Kayrak made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. 78 minutes into the game, Seçkin Taykut recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Anko Bravo. Seçkin Taykut showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-1. In the 82nd minute, Mehmet Emre Toran hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gürbüz Kayrak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Odilon Rivas in the 83rd minute of play. Gürbüz Kayrak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Torcuato Iniesta in the 84th minute of the match. Gürbüz Kayrak didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Torcuato Iniesta went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. Torcuato Iniesta hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. After 91 played minutes Nubecitas FC got a freekick which was hit by Ekaitz Grau. Baykal Özaydın hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. When the referee ended the match the Nubecitas FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.