U18 World League

Gothic Souls Arena
Spectators: 7727 (Terracing: 5796, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) TALLERES DE CBA's Fabricio Godoy started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. TALLERES DE CBA's Eugenio Matia got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 6 minutes into the match, Gothic Souls's goal looked a bit too open when Natalio Medina came free, but Güneri Ula reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Gothic Souls's Mehmet Anıl Belge got a free kick in the 10th minute. 15 minutes into the game, TALLERES DE CBA's Fabricio Godoy nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Güneri Ula made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Sezer İnan's late challenge caught a TALLERES DE CBA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sezer İnan helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of TALLERES DE CBA booed when Gothic Souls was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sezer İnan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 23rd minute, Oktay Duran 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. Orhun İltemur could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Jimeno Santos made a huge save. Sezer İnan hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. The supporters of Gothic Souls booed when TALLERES DE CBA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernardo Perutxo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind TALLERES DE CBA's goalkeeper Jimeno Santos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fabricio Godoy hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Oktay Duran struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Jimeno Santos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gothic Souls. Jimeno Santos made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Orhun İltemur sent off a good shot on target. Jimeno Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cemil Aksungur in the 47th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Orhun İltemur stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Natalio Medina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 53rd minute, Orhun İltemur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jimeno Santos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oktay Duran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Orhun İltemur had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jimeno Santos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Orhun İltemur's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. Gothic Souls's Güneri Ula proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Gothic Souls from getting a goal against them. Denis Tuste kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Gothic Souls's Aşkın Behzat got a free kick in the 67th minute. When Eugenio Matia came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the TALLERES DE CBA fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Eugenio Matia couldn't finish the play. In the 71st minute Fabricio Godoy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Güneri Ula saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Aşkın Behzat came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Gothic Souls fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Aşkın Behzat couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Gothic Souls getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Aşkın Behzat hit a great ball. 81 minutes into the match, Fabricio Godoy had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Güneri Ula. Gothic Souls's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fabricio Godoy was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Orhun İltemur hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. A collision led to Gothic Souls getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Aşkın Behzat hit a great ball. Miguel Etxepare took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 87th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Güneri Ula. Gothic Souls's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 89 played minutes Gothic Souls got a freekick which was hit by Mehmet Anıl Belge. Cemil Aksungur hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. The TALLERES DE CBA players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.