U18 World League

Academy Arena
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Futbol Sevenler Kulübü's Neşat Kadrihan 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. Afonso Anjos took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Olcay Orkun Gümüş. Olcay Orkun Gümüş dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in Futbol Sevenler Kulübü's zone, Tomás Santarém stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Olcay Orkun Gümüş came out of the goal and Tomás Santarém tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Abílio Barata showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Doğaner Arslanoğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 20th minute, Norberto Coimbra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ahmet Efe Talayer, 21 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Olcay Orkun Gümüş acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 27th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Norberto Coimbra. Stars Academy's Abílio Barata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Neşat Kadrihan in the 32nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Futbol Sevenler Kulübü's Hurşit Taif got a free kick in the 33rd minute. 41 minutes into the match, Stars Academy's Danilo Onofre sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Olcay Orkun Gümüş narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Afonso Anjos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Afonso Anjos got free with Olcay Orkun Gümüş in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Afonso Anjos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Stars Academy's Abílio Barata proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Stars Academy from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Futbol Sevenler Kulübü getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Mehmet Çağrı Aktemur hit a great ball. Doğaner Arslanoğlu took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abílio Barata. Abílio Barata dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Tomás Santarém recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 71 minutes, Yağız Uluberk mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Futbol Sevenler Kulübü and the Stars Academy players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Futbol Sevenler Kulübü getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Yağız Uluberk hit a great ball. Olcay Orkun Gümüş took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Afonso Anjos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Abílio Barata managed to avoid a goal in the 77thth minute, when Futbol Sevenler Kulübü's Doğaner Arslanoğlu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Abílio Barata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zekeriya Perva in the 80th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, Stars Academy's goalkeeper Abílio Barata had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zekeriya Perva. Eliseu Aleixo kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Doğaner Arslanoğlu got free with Abílio Barata in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Stars Academy's Abílio Barata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zekeriya Perva in the 88th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Stars Academy's Eliseu Aleixo got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Abílio Barata showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Asım Arif Kayansel, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Abílio Barata was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Asım Arif Kayansel showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 96 minute of play. When the match was over Futbol Sevenler Kulübü could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Stars Academy throughout the match.