U18 World League

La Candela
Spectators: 7533 (Terracing: 5651, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Quinn Todd kicked off to start the match. Wayne Whitfield showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andaç Bakanay in the 6th minute of the match. Wayne Whitfield showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Numan Işın in the 11th minute of the match. In the 12th minute Ali Numan Işın shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wayne Whitfield saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alfonzo Melendez's late challenge caught a LOTUS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alfonzo Melendez helped the player get up and apologised. In the 13th match minute, Tango en Miami FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfonzo Melendez to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Tango en Miami FC booed when LOTUS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ali Numan Işın didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by William Culver in the 19th minute of play forced LOTUS's goalkeeper Boran Münib to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Ali Numan Işın had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wayne Whitfield. Tango en Miami FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ali Numan Işın was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Ali Erdem Tümkan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Quinn Todd's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 31stth minute, Boran Münib skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Ali Erdem Tümkan came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the LOTUS 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 Ali Erdem Tümkan couldn't finish the play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ali Erdem Tümkan to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ali Numan Işın got free with Wayne Whitfield in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Tango en Miami FC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Quinn Todd hit a great ball. In the 59thth minute of the game Quinn Todd who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LOTUS's Boran Münib was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Ali Numan Işın managed to get in a good position for a shot. LOTUS's supporters rose to their feet, but Ali Numan Işın was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wayne Whitfield breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 67 minutes, Gencay Ganim mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LOTUS and the Tango en Miami FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in LOTUS fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 66th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Tango en Miami FC a penalty, 68 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by A.J. Nugent, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of LOTUS's Boran Münib. 2-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ali Erdem Tümkan in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wayne Whitfield saved Tango en Miami FC from getting behind. In the 75th minute Quinn Todd shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Boran Münib saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zachery Dillon lost his temper 77 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 85 minutes into the game, Cafer Uğural was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LOTUS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tango en Miami FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, LOTUS's Cafer Uğural got a free kick in the 86th minute. An unexpected shot in the 87th minute by Ramazan Özge got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 89 minutes into the match, Tango en Miami FC's goalkeeper Wayne Whitfield had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ramazan Özge. LOTUS's Boran Münib played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by William Culver in the 98th minute of play. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.