World League

Hønning Stadion
Spectators: 7519 (Terracing: 5640, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) In the 3rd minute, Adnan Kayıboylu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 5th minute, Jeppe Andersen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by John-Arne Riise in the 8th minute of play forced Ozanköy u21's goalkeeper Jens Fabich to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. John-Arne Riise fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jens Fabich having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, John-Arne Riise managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hønning's supporters rose to their feet, but John-Arne Riise was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jens Fabich breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 20 played minutes Hønning got a freekick which was hit by Simon Svanström. The audience was convinced that Ren Xi Chen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dirch Glerum was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. In the 25thth minute of the game Ren Xi Chen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hønning's Dirch Glerum was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by John-Arne Riise in the 27th minute of play forced Ozanköy u21's goalkeeper Jens Fabich to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. John-Arne Riise could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Jens Fabich made a huge save. Jens Fabich took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Eduardo Varela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dirch Glerum showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ren Xi Chen in the 33rd minute of the match. Hønning's Dirch Glerum played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Resulhan Lemi in the 36th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. John-Arne Riise was the one to do the kick off. Jeppe Andersen lost his temper 51 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. If Vincent Abubakar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hønning's Ilie Zbârnea managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Adnan Kayıboylu in the 64 minute of the game. Dirch Glerum made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ren Xi Chen in the 66th minute of play. The supporters of Hønning booed when Ozanköy u21 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bektaş Ali Demirel didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Ozanköy u21 getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Ren Xi Chen hit a great ball. Benne Reijnders fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jens Fabich having to interfere. Ren Xi Chen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dirch Glerum having to interfere. 85 minutes into the game, Ozanköy u21's Ren Xi Chen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dirch Glerum made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 93 minutes into the game, Ren Xi Chen recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Dirch Glerum. Ren Xi Chen showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-2. The Hønning manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Ozanköy u21 to win.