U18 World League

The Goat House
Spectators: 7705 (Terracing: 5780, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) Alvaro Piattelli made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 5th minute Alvaro Piattelli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mümtaz Oba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Blue Mountain State's Seyfettin Efe got a free kick in the 8th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Belardi in the 9th minute of play forced Blue Mountain State's goalkeeper Mümtaz Oba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Koray Ömer kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. In the 16th match minute, Blue Mountain State was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hilmi Özbilek to maneuver through the defense. In the 19th minute, Alvaro Piattelli left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The XMAS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. During the 21st minute of the match Koray Ömer completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Koray Ömer a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Koray Ömer hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Adriano Apicella took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 23rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mümtaz Oba. Blue Mountain State's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 26th minute Alex Belardi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mümtaz Oba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Birsel Yalın could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Dave Maestri made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Birsel Yalın got free with Dave Maestri in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 37th minute, Alvaro Piattelli left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The XMAS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The supporters of XMAS booed when Blue Mountain State was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tayyip İlksel didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

With a little luck, Blue Mountain State's Mümtaz Oba got control of the ball when Alex Belardi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tayyip İlksel hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. The long shot by Donato Vinciguerra in the 64th minute really tested Mümtaz Oba's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Mümtaz Oba made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Alex Belardi sent off a good shot on target. In the 70th minute Enrico Leoni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mümtaz Oba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Hilmi Özbilek fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Blue Mountain State's protests and gave Hilmi Özbilek a yellow card for diving instead. Hilmi Özbilek hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. After 76 minutes of play Blue Mountain State's Tayyip İlksel was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 76th match minute, Blue Mountain State was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tayyip İlksel to maneuver through the defense. 83 minutes into the match, Birsel Yalın had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dave Maestri. XMAS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Birsel Yalın was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. After 92 played minutes Blue Mountain State got a freekick which was hit by Kayhan Uçhan.