Friendly League

U18U Arena
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Under 18 Universe's Osman Ali Seyyid 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. Vanadio F.C.'s attack was well implemented in the 4th minute, but when Gipuzkoa Gante was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Asteri Reganado in the 6th minute of play forced Under 18 Universe's goalkeeper Tahsin Orguntay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Vanadio F.C.'s Asteri Reganado got a free kick in the 9th minute. In the 10th minute, David Campomanes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 11th minute Balamir Taykoç shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frutos Cubas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 18 minutes into the match, Vanadio F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Samim Kolçak came free, but Frutos Cubas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Asrın Peyami's late challenge caught a Vanadio F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Asrın Peyami helped the player get up and apologised. In the 19th match minute, Under 18 Universe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Asrın Peyami to maneuver through the defense. 22 minutes into the match, Gipuzkoa Gante notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Under 18 Universe's Tahsin Orguntay. Tahsin Orguntay was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tahsin Orguntay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Honrio Izarra in the 25th minute of the match. Lorencio Erosa kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Under 18 Universe's Frutos Cubas threw himself towards the right post 32 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Osman Ali Seyyid, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Under 18 Universe's Görkem Mümtaz got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vanadio F.C.'s goalkeeper Frutos Cubas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Samim Kolçak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Frutos Cubas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 37 minutes, Ahmet Çağrı Özdoa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Under 18 Universe and the Vanadio F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 37th match minute, Under 18 Universe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Çağrı Özdoa to maneuver through the defense. After 46 played minutes Under 18 Universe got a freekick which was hit by Balamir Taykoç. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Honrio Izarra made a kick off. Gipuzkoa Gante recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 56th minute Gipuzkoa Gante shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tahsin Orguntay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vanadio F.C.'s Honrio Izarra got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tahsin Orguntay made an important save on a dangerous shot by Asteri Reganado in the 60th minute. Vanadio F.C.'s Frutos Cubas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Atalan Maruf in the 75th minute of play. Frutos Cubas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osman Ali Seyyid in the 78th minute of the match. When Honrio Izarra came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Vanadio F.C. 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 Honrio Izarra couldn't finish the play. Vanadio F.C.'s Marin Beytia was substituted for Michael Curiel. Tahsin Orguntay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Honrio Izarra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gipuzkoa Gante got free with Tahsin Orguntay in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.