U18 World League

ESA MONUMENTAL
Spectators: 7554 (Terracing: 5667, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) Şeray Çağlayan started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Javier Hermelando charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Javier Hermelando the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Javier Hermelando hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Ali Kaan Ulağ hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. A hard shot 14 in the game by Bernabe Artizar from a close distance when the talented Nejat Küdüs managed to make a qualified save. Fenerbahçe's players were relieved. The supporters of Fenerbahçe booed when Esmeralda AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. German Isaio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nejat Küdüs made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernabe Artizar in the 21st minute of play. Benigno Silbestre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Korcan Deryace in the 23rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Fenerbahçe's zone, Ceferino Restu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nejat Küdüs came out of the goal and Ceferino Restu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 26 played minutes Bernabe Artizar rounded Fenerbahçe's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. After having played for 31 minutes, Ali Kaan Ulağ managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fenerbahçe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ali Kaan Ulağ was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Esmeralda AFC getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Javier Hermelando hit a great ball. In the 37th minute Melquiades Lamberto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nejat Küdüs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bernabe Artizar had several of the Fenerbahçe's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 40 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-0 score and a disappointed Nejat Küdüs as he didn't even see the shot coming.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bernabe Artizar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, Fenerbahçe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Doğuhan Başeskioğlu to maneuver through the defense. Esmeralda AFC's Benigno Silbestre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Şeray Çağlayan in the 59th minute of play. Cristian Rufo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 64th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nejat Küdüs. Fenerbahçe's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ceferino Restu hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. The supporters of Esmeralda AFC booed when Fenerbahçe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ali Kaan Ulağ didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fenerbahçe's Nejat Küdüs played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Inocencio Luar in the 89th minute of play. Benigno Silbestre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Şeray Çağlayan in the 91st minute of play. Fenerbahçe's Nejat Küdüs played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ceferino Restu in the 94th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Esmeralda AFC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Fenerbahçe had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.