U18 World League

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Spectators: 7683 (Terracing: 5763, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Márcio Linhares started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Márcio Linhares left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sport Lisboa e Benfica fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 8 minutes, Arif Oğuz Danış mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON and the Sport Lisboa e Benfica players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Arif Oğuz Danış hit a great ball. 9 minutes into the match, SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON's goal looked a bit too open when Cristiano Gentil came free, but Bircan Turgay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON booed when Sport Lisboa e Benfica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Márcio Linhares didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 18th minute Ediz Gümüşcü shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valentim Palha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Refik Özgeer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valentim Palha having to interfere. 23 minutes into the game, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Hamilton Nascimento nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bircan Turgay made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON's Bircan Turgay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Gentil in the 28th minute of play. Birant Makul hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. In the 40th match minute, Sport Lisboa e Benfica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sílvio Cruz to maneuver through the defense. Valentim Palha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ediz Gümüşcü, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

In the 52nd minute, Márcio Linhares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ediz Gümüşcü in the 53rd minute of play forced Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goalkeeper Valentim Palha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 55th minute SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON were awarded a corner. Hakkı Özaktuğ went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON's corner Hakkı Özaktuğ fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Valentim Palha quite easily take care of the ball. Bircan Turgay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonel Vaz in the 57th minute of play. With a little luck, SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON's Bircan Turgay got control of the ball when Estevão Alves tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bircan Turgay made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristiano Gentil in the 76th minute. Sport Lisboa e Benfica made a substitution. Catarino Esteves replaced Hamilton Nascimento. In the 93rd minute Cristiano Gentil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bircan Turgay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94th minute, Cristiano Gentil made a precise shot to the right of Bircan Turgay. SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5.