U18 World League

Telar de la Victoria
Spectators: 7486 (Terracing: 5615, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Andi Johnson took the kick off in the first half of the match. Richard Textex made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Behzat Derem in the 9th minute of play. Richard Textex stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ali Behzat Derem's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. After a rather tough play, Deportivo G⦕⩙⦖'s Amado Mendiko got a free kick in the 25th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bayındır Mehmet Öztaş during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sefa Yahya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andi Johnson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Gavino Arixo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Deportivo G⦕⩙⦖'s supporters rose to their feet, but Gavino Arixo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sefa Yahya breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 35 minutes into the match, Deportivo G⦕⩙⦖'s goal looked a bit too open when Ali Behzat Derem came free, but Richard Textex reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Ali Behzat Derem's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Richard Textex was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. A collision led to Deportivo G⦕⩙⦖ getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Gavino Arixo hit a great ball. After 38 played minutes Deportivo G⦕⩙⦖ got a freekick which was hit by Arturo Caradaro. Richard Textex stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ali Behzat Derem's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. In the 44thth minute of the game Ali Behzat Derem who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Deportivo G⦕⩙⦖'s Richard Textex was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ali Behzat Derem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Richard Textex tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Richard Textex made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Ali Behzat Derem sent off a good shot on target. Deportivo G⦕⩙⦖'s Richard Textex proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Deportivo G⦕⩙⦖ from getting a goal against them. The HORIZZONT fans' excitement grew in the 61st match minute when HORIZZONT's Ali Behzat Derem looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 65 minutes into the match, Andi Johnson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sefa Yahya. HORIZZONT's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andi Johnson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Sefa Yahya showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andi Johnson, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. With his leg Richard Textex managed to avoid a goal in the 73rdth minute, when HORIZZONT's Ali Behzat Derem fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 74 minutes, Gavino Arixo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Deportivo G⦕⩙⦖ and the HORIZZONT players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 74th minute, Gavino Arixo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Behzat Derem in the 75th minute of play forced Deportivo G⦕⩙⦖'s goalkeeper Richard Textex to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Richard Textex stood somewhat misplaced when Ali Behzat Derem came free in front of goal and shot 1-2 to the left of him in the 86 minute. In the 90th minute Ali Behzat Derem shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Richard Textex saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. HORIZZONT's Sefa Yahya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andi Johnson in the 93rd minute of play. Ariel Guifre hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. In the 95th minute, Ali Behzat Derem got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ali Behzat Derem in the 97th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Richard Textex prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. HORIZZONT had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.