U21 World League

KOO Park
Spectators: 10903 (Terracing: 8192, Seating: 2511, VIP seats: 200) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Chatziantoniou Anagnostopoulos took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 6 played minutes KOO Tigers got a freekick which was hit by Servet Yılma. A collision led to KIA KAHA getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Björn Ahlberg hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chatziantoniou Anagnostopoulos in the 15th minute of play forced KOO Tigers's goalkeeper Halil Utku Evvah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of KIA KAHA booed when KOO Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdulkerim Uğuş didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fabio Santilli made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Lv Lei sent off a good shot on target. KOO Tigers's Servet Yılma was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Fabio Santilli in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Lv Lei's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fabio Santilli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Chatziantoniou Anagnostopoulos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Halil Utku Evvah. KOO Tigers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Chatziantoniou Anagnostopoulos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Chatziantoniou Anagnostopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Halil Utku Evvah having to interfere. Fabio Santilli came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by KOO Tigers's Lv Lei. But to his dismay, Lv Lei quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Fabio Santilli came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by KOO Tigers's Lv Lei. But to his dismay, Lv Lei quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. After a rather tough play, KOO Tigers's Seyfi Akbayrak got a free kick in the 38th minute. Aras Aydın kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. 47 minutes into the match, KOO Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Kong Zhou Li came free, but Halil Utku Evvah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lv Lei was the one to do the kick off. Servet Yılma got a throw-in 52 minutes in the game and the ball was received by İlkan Serdinç. With a little luck, KOO Tigers's Halil Utku Evvah got control of the ball when Chatziantoniou Anagnostopoulos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fabio Santilli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lv Lei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. KOO Tigers's Halil Utku Evvah proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save KOO Tigers from getting a goal against them. Halil Utku Evvah was out of position in the 63 minute of play, and Chatziantoniou Anagnostopoulos capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Chatziantoniou Anagnostopoulos really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. KIA KAHA made a substitution. Nicklas Smitt replaced Lu Sha Cheng. KIA KAHA's Fabio Santilli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lv Lei in the 69th minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, KOO Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Sataporn Snabl came free, but Halil Utku Evvah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 75 minutes, Stanislaw Modliszewski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KIA KAHA and the KOO Tigers players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 75th minute, Stanislaw Modliszewski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 77 minutes into the match, KOO Tigers's goalkeeper Halil Utku Evvah had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sataporn Snabl. Fabio Santilli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lv Lei in the 79th minute of the match. Kong Zhou Li hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Halil Utku Evvah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sataporn Snabl, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Daniel Glanselius kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Halil Utku Evvah. That made the score 2-3 in the 89 minute of play. Halil Utku Evvah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Glanselius, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. When the final whistle sounded KIA KAHA left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than KOO Tigers.