U18 World League

Plush Arena
Spectators: 7465 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Napoleon Kapinos kicked off to start the match. Jerzy Duszenski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tan Adar, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After a rather tough play, Büyükada Commandos's Melik Şikel got a free kick in the 6th minute. Klement Jakisz took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 7th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Erdeniz Ankaralı. Büyükada Commandos's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Tan Adar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 12th minute, Şentürk Hazin 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. Erdeniz Ankaralı showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bogdan Miecznikowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Karhan Akşin kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Erdeniz Ankaralı made an important save on a dangerous shot by Napoleon Kapinos in the 28th minute. In the 29th minute Tan Adar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerzy Duszenski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, FA Sandtown's goal looked a bit too open when Tan Adar came free, but Jerzy Duszenski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Erdeniz Ankaralı showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bogdan Miecznikowski in the 37th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, FA Sandtown's Lucjan Watarz got a free kick in the 38th minute. Tan Adar, 39 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 42 minutes into the match, Büyükada Commandos's goalkeeper Erdeniz Ankaralı had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emil Sakowicz. The supporters of FA Sandtown booed when Büyükada Commandos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karhan Akşin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 45th minute of the match Lucjan Serwach shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Erdeniz Ankaralı showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Baran Alp İhsan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Lucjan Watarz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FA Sandtown's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Büyükada Commandos the free kick. Lucjan Watarz kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. When Hakkı Onur Eryiğit fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Büyükada Commandos's protests and gave Hakkı Onur Eryiğit a yellow card for diving instead. Hakkı Onur Eryiğit kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. FA Sandtown's Jerzy Duszenski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save FA Sandtown from getting a goal against them. In the 58th match minute, Büyükada Commandos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Melik Şikel to maneuver through the defense. Erdeniz Ankaralı took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bogdan Miecznikowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Napoleon Kapinos took the ball and in the 70 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 1-0. After 73 played minutes FA Sandtown got a freekick which was hit by Zbyszek Zahemski. In the 83rd minute, Baran Alp İhsan fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Jerzy Duszenski, passed just outside the right post. Nazmi İlyas charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nazmi İlyas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 87th minute, Nazmi İlyas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 90th minute of the match Klement Jakisz sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Erdeniz Ankaralı skillfully saved the ball. After 94 minutes, Napoleon Kapinos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FA Sandtown and the Büyükada Commandos players grew even worse after the yellow card. When Büyükada Commandos's Baran Alp İhsan in the 97th minute got a chance for a shot 97th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FA Sandtown's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FA Sandtown had won after a very even match.