U18 World League

MUHSİN YAZICIOĞLU
Spectators: 7650 (Terracing: 5739, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Wallace FC's Nereo Reno 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. Cecilio Urtats charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cecilio Urtats the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 8th minute, Cecilio Urtats hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Wallace FC's Roman Fe got control of the ball when Özalp Hasankeyf tried to sneak it across the goal line. Roman Fe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Öztürk Kurtuluş, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. After having played for 19 minutes, Nereo Reno managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Wallace FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nereo Reno was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Şeray Ersever during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Roman Fe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Özalp Hasankeyf, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th match minute, Wallace FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tobias Txaran to maneuver through the defense. After 33 minutes, Taner Sartık mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bozkurt and the Wallace FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Taner Sartık hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. A collision led to Bozkurt getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Şeray Ersever hit a great ball. 38 minutes into the game, Öztürk Kurtuluş recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Roman Fe. Öztürk Kurtuluş showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. Wallace FC's Roman Fe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Wallace FC from getting a goal against them.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Öztürk Kurtuluş made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Arslan Derdiyok notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Wallace FC's Roman Fe. Roman Fe was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Roman Fe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Özalp Hasankeyf in the 55th minute of play. Şeray Ersever hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Nereo Reno could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Anıl Cenk Sidal made a huge save. Cecilio Urtats kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Öztürk Kurtuluş received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Roman Fe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roman Fe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Özalp Hasankeyf in the 66th minute of the match. Roman Fe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Öztürk Kurtuluş in the 68th minute of the match. After 72 minutes Bozkurt's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Damian Dominix who took care of the corner kick. Bozkurt's defense didn't have a chance, in the 82nd minute, when Patricio Quintana scored to the left of an out of position Anıl Cenk Sidal, making the score, 3-2. After a rather tough play, Wallace FC's Nereo Reno got a free kick in the 86th minute. 89 minutes into the match, Arslan Derdiyok had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Roman Fe. Wallace FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arslan Derdiyok was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. After 92 played minutes Bozkurt got a freekick which was hit by Necip Hicran. For all the effort they put into the match, the Wallace FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Bozkurt.