U23 World League

SKY ARENA
Spectators: 7690 (Terracing: 5768, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Güntekin Uskan took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Juoksengi's Nils Wallander in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Last Airbender's goalie prevented a goal. After 9 played minutes Juoksengi got a freekick which was hit by Stefan Bock. 12 minutes into the match, The Last Airbender's goal looked a bit too open when Lennart Gunnarsson came free, but Muhittin Suyurgal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 16 minutes of play, Juoksengi's Karl-Erik Magnusson made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Muhittin Suyurgal was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, The Last Airbender's Hayati Sıraç got a free kick in the 22nd minute. 24 minutes into the match, Lennart Gunnarsson notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of The Last Airbender's Muhittin Suyurgal. Muhittin Suyurgal was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nils Wallander's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Muhittin Suyurgal read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nils Wallander in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Muhittin Suyurgal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Juoksengi's Nicanor Osoro quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Hayati Sıraç, made in the 35th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Juoksengi's zone, Köksal Yenal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roland Lindström came out of the goal and Köksal Yenal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hayati Sıraç got a throw-in 42 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Köksal Yenal. After a defensive mix-up in The Last Airbender's zone, Karl-Erik Magnusson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Muhittin Suyurgal came out of the goal and Karl-Erik Magnusson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hayati Sıraç hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Karl-Erik Magnusson to make the kick off. Muhittin Suyurgal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nils Wallander in the 51st minute of the match. 54 minutes into the match, The Last Airbender's goal looked a bit too open when Nils Wallander came free, but Muhittin Suyurgal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 56th minute of the game Hayati Sıraç made a throw-in which Songurhan Vahdettin played forward. Karl-Erik Magnusson hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Bertil Fanström hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute of the match Egemen Korkmaz sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Roland Lindström skillfully saved the ball. Nils Wallander blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Muhittin Suyurgal having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nils Wallander in the 70th minute of play forced The Last Airbender's goalkeeper Muhittin Suyurgal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute Güntekin Uskan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roland Lindström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Juoksengi's Nils Wallander slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Muhittin Suyurgal. That made the score 0-3 after 80 minutes of play. In the 83rd minute Lennart Gunnarsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Muhittin Suyurgal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Nils Wallander's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Muhittin Suyurgal was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Bertil Fanström hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Juoksengi's Nils Wallander got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The The Last Airbender supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Juoksengi's performance. The match ended with a win for Juoksengi.