U18 World League

La Cueva Morada
Spectators: 7692 (Terracing: 5770, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Bennie Nuñez started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Stanley Cruz kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Aydın Ilıcan might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eric Palacios. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aydın Ilıcan ran back to his position shaking his head. Stanley Cruz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eric Palacios took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mehmet Ediz Torgay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sabit Sezai charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sabit Sezai the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Yaman Academy®'s Sabit Sezai got a free kick in the 11th minute. Eric Palacios took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mehmet Ediz Torgay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ceyhan Yavuz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanley Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mehmet Ediz Torgay in the 20th minute of play forced SAPRIMECKBEL's goalkeeper Eric Palacios to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22ndth minute of the game Aydın Ilıcan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SAPRIMECKBEL's Eric Palacios was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Baltazar Conejo charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Baltazar Conejo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, SAPRIMECKBEL's Baltazar Conejo got a free kick in the 24th minute. In the 25th minute Mehmet Ediz Torgay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eric Palacios saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mehmet Ediz Torgay kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Ceyhan Yavuz made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Bennie Nuñez sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of SAPRIMECKBEL booed when Yaman Academy® was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Burç Oğuzhan didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stanley Cruz in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ceyhan Yavuz saved Yaman Academy® from getting behind. After 31 minutes, Stanley Cruz made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Yaman Academy®'s Ceyhan Yavuz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Eric Palacios came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Yaman Academy®'s Aydın Ilıcan. But to his dismay, Aydın Ilıcan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Bennie Nuñez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 40 minutes into the match, SAPRIMECKBEL's goal looked a bit too open when Aydın Ilıcan came free, but Eric Palacios reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SAPRIMECKBEL's Eric Palacios played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aydın Ilıcan in the 45th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Aydın Ilıcan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Arif Egemen Tümen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Eric Palacios tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aydın Ilıcan who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 53rdth minute tested the skills of Eric Palacios when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Eric Palacios was out of position in the 63 minute of play, and Aydın Ilıcan capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Aydın Ilıcan really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. In the 74th minute, Aydın Ilıcan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Yaman Academy® fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aydın Ilıcan in the 77th minute of play forced SAPRIMECKBEL's goalkeeper Eric Palacios to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arif Egemen Tümen got free with Eric Palacios in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Yaman Academy® getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Mehmet Ediz Torgay hit a great ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 95th minute of the game. One of Yaman Academy®:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of SAPRIMECKBEL:s goal. Yaman Academy®'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.