U23 World League

Del Barrio
Spectators: 7568 (Terracing: 5677, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Haroldo Tonio kicked off to start the match. Kurtuluş Ünlü made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Haroldo Tonio sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Under 18 Universe's Kurtuluş Ünlü got control of the ball when Rogelio Abeita tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bora Han Ankaralı charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bora Han Ankaralı the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Kurtuluş Ünlü showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gugu de Mendonça, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Kurtuluş Ünlü showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rogelio Abeita in the 9th minute of the match. Leon Beila showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cahit Atik in the 11th minute of the match. In the 13thth minute of the game Cahit Atik who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Road To Glory's Leon Beila was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kurtuluş Ünlü took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gugu de Mendonça, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Haroldo Tonio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 23rd minute Cahit Atik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leon Beila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rogelio Abeita in the 24th minute of play forced Under 18 Universe's goalkeeper Kurtuluş Ünlü to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leon Beila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cahit Atik, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 30th match minute, Under 18 Universe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mustafa Emrah Hacıfettahoğlu to maneuver through the defense. 31 minutes in the game, Gugu de Mendonça dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Kurtuluş Ünlü made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Asso Kraav sent off a good shot on target. Under 18 Universe's Kurtuluş Ünlü proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Under 18 Universe from getting a goal against them. When the match clock showed 34 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Cahit Atik sped through Road To Glory's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Leon Beila. The audience was convinced that Cahit Atik's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leon Beila was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Batur Orkun blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Leon Beila having to make a save. After 44 played minutes Under 18 Universe got a freekick which was hit by Şemsettin Onuralp. 45 minutes into the match, Road To Glory's Leonardo Gaspard broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Under 18 Universe's Kurtuluş Ünlü played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rogelio Abeita in the 46th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Haroldo Tonio got free with Kurtuluş Ünlü in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cahit Atik was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gugu de Mendonça in the 53rd minute of play forced Under 18 Universe's goalkeeper Kurtuluş Ünlü to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kurtuluş Ünlü took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rogelio Abeita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 63 played minutes Under 18 Universe got a freekick which was hit by Demiralp Selim. In the 76th match minute, Under 18 Universe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Demiralp Selim to maneuver through the defense. Kurtuluş Ünlü showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haroldo Tonio, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. After a rather tough play, Under 18 Universe's Kamer Başkaynak got a free kick in the 80th minute. Kurtuluş Ünlü took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Haroldo Tonio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hasan Tahsin Garipbaş struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Leon Beila didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Under 18 Universe. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gugu de Mendonça in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kurtuluş Ünlü saved Under 18 Universe from getting behind. In the 91st minute, Hasan Tahsin Garipbaş hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kamer Başkaynak took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Leon Beila. Leon Beila dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. The Under 18 Universe players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.