U21 World League

Santiago Bernabéu
Spectators: 7741 (Terracing: 5807, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) Hagbard Ribov made the kick off and thus started the match. After 10 played minutes ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ got a freekick which was hit by Kurd Kurå. ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's Volkan Demirel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ from getting a goal against them. Piet Kesje hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Bjørn Toklev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Okan Melih in the 16th minute of the match. In the 19th match minute, ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kurd Kurå to maneuver through the defense. After 20 played minutes Tejs Varias rounded ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Strib Galacticos IF's Bjørn Toklev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tuncay Şanlı in the 24th minute of play. Hagbard Ribov struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Volkan Demirel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Strib Galacticos IF. After 29 minutes of play, ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's Tuncay Şanlı made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bjørn Toklev was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bjørn Toklev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tuncay Şanlı in the 31st minute of the match. ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's Volkan Demirel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hagbard Ribov in the 43rd minute of play. In the 44th minute Okan Melih shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bjørn Toklev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ defense, Hagbard Ribov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Volkan Demirel. The ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Volkan Demirel should have stopped the shot. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tuncay Şanlı to make the kick off. After 57 minutes, Nicolaus Avnstorp mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Strib Galacticos IF and the ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nicolaus Avnstorp kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Bjørn Toklev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Okan Melih in the 59th minute of the match. Bjørn Toklev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Okan Melih, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Okan Melih in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bjørn Toklev saved Strib Galacticos IF from getting behind. In the 79th minute, Okan Melih 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 Rudolf Ryleman fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Strib Galacticos IF's protests and gave Rudolf Ryleman a yellow card for diving instead. In the 83rd match minute, Strib Galacticos IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rudolf Ryleman to maneuver through the defense. Okan Melih fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bjørn Toklev having to interfere. Bjørn Toklev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tuncay Şanlı in the 87th minute. Volkan Demirel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bo Istenow in the 89th minute of play. After 91 played minutes ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ got a freekick which was hit by Yahya Batüralp. ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.