U18 World League

M.K.ATATÜRK Stadyumu
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. Marcu Hănescu started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd match minute, Team in construction was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ionel Scripcaru to maneuver through the defense. Team in construction's Anton Iorda proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Team in construction from getting a goal against them. 5 minutes into the game, Aristide Raţiu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Team in construction's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Büyükada Commandos the free kick. After a rather tough play, Team in construction's Marcu Hănescu got a free kick in the 8th minute. Tolunay Olcay hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. After 17 minutes of play, Team in construction's Ciprian Jușcă made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Erdeniz Ankaralı was left in no man's land by his defense there! Erdeniz Ankaralı showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcu Hănescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. After 22 played minutes Büyükada Commandos got a freekick which was hit by Ercüment Yıldızhan. Iordache Morovan struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Erdeniz Ankaralı didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Team in construction. Marcu Hănescu took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Erdeniz Ankaralı. Erdeniz Ankaralı dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcu Hănescu in the 29th minute of play forced Büyükada Commandos's goalkeeper Erdeniz Ankaralı to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erdeniz Ankaralı came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by Team in construction's Ionel Scripcaru. But to his dismay, Ionel Scripcaru quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. 40 minutes into the match, Büyükada Commandos's goal looked a bit too open when Aristide Raţiu came free, but Erdeniz Ankaralı reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute Marcu Hănescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erdeniz Ankaralı saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Büyükada Commandos players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Team in construction were winning 0-4.

The crowd rose to their feet as Team in construction's Ionel Scripcaru slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Erdeniz Ankaralı. That made the score 0-5 after 51 minutes of play. Erdeniz Ankaralı made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ciprian Jușcă in the 57th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ionel Scripcaru in the 60th minute of play forced Büyükada Commandos's goalkeeper Erdeniz Ankaralı to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Team in construction's Anton Iorda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tan Adar in the 62nd minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, Tan Adar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anton Iorda. Team in construction's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tan Adar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. Erdeniz Ankaralı made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ionel Scripcaru in the 86th minute. Ionel Scripcaru charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ionel Scripcaru the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Team in construction getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Ionel Scripcaru hit a great ball.