U18 World League

EAGLE ARENA
Spectators: 7492 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) istanbulls's Zikri Öğün started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florian Secanell in the 5th minute of play forced istanbulls's goalkeeper Hüsrev Can to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florian Secanell in the 5th minute of play forced istanbulls's goalkeeper Hüsrev Can to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the match, El Pinar's goalkeeper Tomas Olazarra had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zikri Öğün. Tomas Olazarra made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zikri Öğün in the 15th minute. 20 minutes into the game, El Pinar's Serafino Dominguez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hüsrev Can made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After 27 minutes of play, El Pinar's Florian Secanell made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hüsrev Can was left in no man's land by his defense there! Florian Secanell scored 0-3 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hüsrev Can, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The throw-in from Ilixo Pose in the 33rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by istanbulls's Hüsmen Soyurgal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Florian Secanell stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Hüsrev Can showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florian Secanell in the 52nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, istanbulls's Işık Şerhenk got a free kick in the 53rd minute. The long shot by Eguzki Tamajon in the 54th minute really tested Hüsrev Can's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After a rather tough play, El Pinar's Florian Secanell got a free kick in the 57th minute. Battal Cüneyt Zahir's late challenge caught a El Pinar's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Battal Cüneyt Zahir helped the player get up and apologised. In the 66th match minute, istanbulls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Battal Cüneyt Zahir to maneuver through the defense. In the 70th minute, Zikri Öğün ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tomas Olazarra was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. Florian Secanell hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. In the 76th minute, Hüsmen Soyurgal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 78th minute Florian Secanell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hüsrev Can saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 84 played minutes El Pinar got a freekick which was hit by Eguzki Tamajon. Guib Sota kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. El Pinar'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.