U18 World League

Guaranazeiro
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kunter Ulus kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Ahmet Boran Ruçhan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luís Eduardo Rossi. Esquadrão do Guarana DMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ahmet Boran Ruçhan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ahmet Bakkalbaşıoğlu during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Esquadrão do Guarana DMZ booed when GeNÇ ÇoTaNaKLaR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmet Bakkalbaşıoğlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vágner Pires might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hayrullah Ağcabey. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vágner Pires ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 28th minute, Esquadrão do Guarana DMZ's Fernando Lara dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. When Ahmet Bakkalbaşıoğlu came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the GeNÇ ÇoTaNaKLaR 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 Ahmet Bakkalbaşıoğlu couldn't finish the play. Fernando Lara kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

52 minutes into the match, Esquadrão do Guarana DMZ's goalkeeper Luís Eduardo Rossi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kunter Ulus. In the 57th minute, Fernando Lara ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hayrullah Ağcabey was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adhemar Alves in the 62nd minute of play forced GeNÇ ÇoTaNaKLaR's goalkeeper Hayrullah Ağcabey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute, Ahmet Bakkalbaşıoğlu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luís Eduardo Rossi was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. A collision led to GeNÇ ÇoTaNaKLaR getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Mustafa Ekrem Ilgın hit a great ball. In the 71st minute, Ahmet Bakkalbaşıoğlu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The GeNÇ ÇoTaNaKLaR fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. Hayrullah Ağcabey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vágner Pires, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Ahmet Bakkalbaşıoğlu kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. When Ali Erdem Yalınç fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GeNÇ ÇoTaNaKLaR's protests and gave Ali Erdem Yalınç a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, GeNÇ ÇoTaNaKLaR's Ali Erdem Yalınç got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Kunter Ulus fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Eduardo Rossi having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in GeNÇ ÇoTaNaKLaR's zone, Vágner Pires stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hayrullah Ağcabey came out of the goal and Vágner Pires tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to GeNÇ ÇoTaNaKLaR getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Ahmet Boran Ruçhan hit a great ball. Esquadrão do Guarana DMZ were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.