U18 World League

Estadio TAXISTAS
Spectators: 7520 (Terracing: 5641, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bülent Zati kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Tacheros de Buenos Aires booed when Cᴀɴᴇʏ ᶠᶜ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arda Baybars Trabzonlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 8 minutes of play, Cᴀɴᴇʏ ᶠᶜ's Yasin Şahbey made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tomás Ederono was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 11th minute, Albino Liberto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tacheros de Buenos Aires fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 17 minutes into the match, Tacheros de Buenos Aires's goal looked a bit too open when Bülent Zati came free, but Tomás Ederono reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mehmet Halis Çağar didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Albino Liberto went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bülent Zati in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tomás Ederono saved Tacheros de Buenos Aires from getting behind. Godofredo Sindo hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Cᴀɴᴇʏ ᶠᶜ's Mehmet Halis Çağar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Cᴀɴᴇʏ ᶠᶜ from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Cᴀɴᴇʏ ᶠᶜ's Mehmet Halis Çağar got control of the ball when Albino Liberto tried to sneak it across the goal line. 36 minutes into the game, Albino Liberto lined in a short shot 3-2 behind a frustrated Mehmet Halis Çağar. Tacheros de Buenos Aires's Tomás Ederono played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bülent Zati in the 42nd minute of play. In the 44th minute, Bülent Zati left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cᴀɴᴇʏ ᶠᶜ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. 47 minutes into the match, Bülent Zati had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tomás Ederono. Tacheros de Buenos Aires's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bülent Zati was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-4.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Albino Liberto was the one to do the kick off. If Bülent Zati had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Bülent Zati managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cᴀɴᴇʏ ᶠᶜ's supporters rose to their feet, but Bülent Zati was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tomás Ederono breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 70 minutes into the game, Ali Asım Onbulak was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cᴀɴᴇʏ ᶠᶜ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tacheros de Buenos Aires the free kick. Ali Asım Onbulak hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Bülent Zati's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tomás Ederono was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Albino Liberto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tacheros de Buenos Aires's Albino Liberto got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mehmet Halis Çağar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anselmo Frasquito in the 82nd minute of the match. Tomás Ederono made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bülent Zati in the 88th minute of play. Miguel Demesio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yaşar Arıkan's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Tomás Ederono firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 93rd minute, Yasin Şahbey hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Cᴀɴᴇʏ ᶠᶜ eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.