U18 World League

BAŞKAYA ARENA
Spectators: 7456 (Terracing: 5593, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Diego Lia kicked off to start the match. After 3 minutes, Diego Lia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Riesgo Cero and the PoleStarIV players grew even worse after the yellow card. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Diego Lia in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mehmet Şefik Zeynelabidin saved PoleStarIV from getting behind. In the 10th minute, Yalçın Eryilmaz 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. Riesgo Cero's Mauro Eliu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hüsnü Kökşin in the 15th minute of play. Mehmet Şefik Zeynelabidin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Lia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, PoleStarIV's Kıvanç Geylanoğlu got a free kick in the 21st minute. In the 22nd minute of the match Alejo Benitez shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mehmet Şefik Zeynelabidin showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Zikri Makbul could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Mauro Eliu made a huge save. Mehmet Şefik Zeynelabidin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clodoveo Pacho in the 29th minute of the match. 31 minutes into the game, Riesgo Cero's Romulo Chan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mehmet Şefik Zeynelabidin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Mehmet Şefik Zeynelabidin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Lia, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. 38 minutes into the match, PoleStarIV's goal looked a bit too open when Diego Lia came free, but Mehmet Şefik Zeynelabidin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 47th minute Diego Lia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mehmet Şefik Zeynelabidin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half Riesgo Cero were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hüsnü Kökşin to strike the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes Riesgo Cero got a freekick which was hit by Diego Lia. Mehmet Şefik Zeynelabidin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clodoveo Pacho in the 55th minute of play. A throw-in in the 58th minute of the game was made by Eliseo Teyo with Ruben Mingo as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After 60 played minutes PoleStarIV got a freekick which was hit by Kıvanç Geylanoğlu. Clodoveo Pacho who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 64thth minute tested the skills of Mehmet Şefik Zeynelabidin when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Tiburcio Sansone struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Mehmet Şefik Zeynelabidin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Riesgo Cero. Eliseo Teyo kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. With a little luck, PoleStarIV's Mehmet Şefik Zeynelabidin got control of the ball when Conrado Lauro tried to sneak it across the goal line. PoleStarIV's Mehmet Şefik Zeynelabidin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save PoleStarIV from getting a goal against them. Through an outstanding action, after 74 minutes, Mehmet Şefik Zeynelabidin successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Clodoveo Pacho did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-2 to the left of a surprised Mehmet Şefik Zeynelabidin 75 minutes into the match. Diego Lia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Mehmet Şefik Zeynelabidin made a huge save. 88 minutes into the match, Riesgo Cero's goal looked a bit too open when Eray Tanyel came free, but Mauro Eliu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Riesgo Cero supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Riesgo Cero would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.