U18 World League

Stephen A Smith IP
Spectators: 7563 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Arvin Engman got the match started through his kick off. Per-Arne Sjöström could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Şener Irmak made a huge save. Fabian Jonsson came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by Laboon SK's Ali Cengiz Hakim. But to his dismay, Ali Cengiz Hakim quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Şener Irmak made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Arvin Engman sent off a good shot on target. The referee felt a red card was in order, 18 minutes into the game, when Çağrı Mengü put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Laboon SK fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 18th minute. Penalty! Laboon SK's Şener Irmak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Laboon SK from getting a goal against them. Fabian Jonsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Öztürk Şatıroğlu in the 27th minute of play. A collision led to FC Wingspan getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Mats Boström hit a great ball. Arvin Engman hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. In the 33rd minute Sven-Arne Tolsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Şener Irmak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Laboon SK's Ahmet Ziya Geylani got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 37th minute Georg Aronsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Şener Irmak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, Arvin Engman dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Şener Irmak, 2-1. In the 42nd minute, Sven-Arne Tolsson got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Öztürk Şatıroğlu fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Laboon SK's protests and gave Öztürk Şatıroğlu a yellow card for diving instead. In the 45th match minute, Laboon SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Öztürk Şatıroğlu to maneuver through the defense. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Öztürk Şatıroğlu to make the kick off. Şener Irmak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Georg Aronsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Öztürk Şatıroğlu in the 56th minute of play forced FC Wingspan's goalkeeper Fabian Jonsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st match minute, FC Wingspan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jakob Bodin to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Öztürk Şatıroğlu in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fabian Jonsson saved FC Wingspan from getting behind. The supporters of FC Wingspan booed when Laboon SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ertaç Saygur didn't get a good kick on the ball. Per-Arne Sjöström took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 66th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Şener Irmak. Laboon SK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ahmet Göktuğ Uğurtay's late challenge caught a FC Wingspan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ahmet Göktuğ Uğurtay helped the player get up and apologised. In the 69th minute, Ahmet Göktuğ Uğurtay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sven-Arne Tolsson scored 3-1 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Şener Irmak, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 80 minutes of play, Laboon SK's Öztürk Şatıroğlu made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fabian Jonsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Laboon SK getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Ali Cengiz Hakim hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Ahmet Göktuğ Uğurtay could shoot a difficult shot in the 95th minute, which Fabian Jonsson however easily saved by the left post. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The FC Wingspan fans cheered their team off the field, for while Laboon SK had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.