U18 World League

Allianz Parque
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kağan İldeniz kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute, Haroldo Rezende hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Abdurrahman Verim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arın Tanaltay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Christiano de Toledo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abdurrahman Verim took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Christiano de Toledo. Christiano de Toledo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 22nd match minute, Blue Sky was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gürkan Çoğa to maneuver through the defense. When Ediberto Leão came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the The Beatles 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 Ediberto Leão couldn't finish the play. Kağan İldeniz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 31st match minute, Blue Sky was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ejder Ekinci to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Blue Sky's Cevher Talu got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Asaf Müslim was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Ediberto Leão. Didi Quadros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 43rd minute, Gláuber Lopez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Beatles fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 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.

The wind increased when Gláuber Lopez made the kick off in the second half. Kağan İldeniz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Christiano de Toledo made a huge save. In the 56th minute, Hayyam Uluer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in The Beatles's zone, Kağan İldeniz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christiano de Toledo came out of the goal and Kağan İldeniz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arın Tanaltay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Haroldo Rezende lost his temper 65 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 72 minutes into the match, Blue Sky's goal looked a bit too open when Didi Quadros came free, but Asaf Müslim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rd match minute, The Beatles was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gláuber Lopez to maneuver through the defense. Christiano de Toledo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kağan İldeniz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Didi Quadros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Blue Sky were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over The Beatles's much stronger midfield.