U23 World League

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Spectators: 7658 (Terracing: 5745, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) Bror Ahlfors kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. A collision led to Karen FC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Dan Hegg hit a great ball. Polat Alemdar kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. The supporters of Valar morghulis booed when Karen FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mats Asklund didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdulsamet Brothers in the 15th minute of play forced Karen FC's goalkeeper Ma Yong Jun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gunnar Bure hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Karen FC's goalkeeper Ma Yong Jun, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ma Yong Jun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdulsamet Brothers, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Ma Yong Jun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Polat Alemdar, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 34th minute of the match Valar morghulis got a corner. Karen FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Arif Egemen Ruzi ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Devlet Bahçeli got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 0-1. 35 minutes into the match. Ma Yong Jun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Polat Alemdar in the 38th minute of the match. A collision led to Karen FC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Folke Wennerqvist hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Arif Egemen Ruzi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Valar morghulis's supporters rose to their feet, but Arif Egemen Ruzi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ma Yong Jun breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 42 minutes of play, Valar morghulis's Devlet Bahçeli made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ma Yong Jun was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ma Yong Jun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Polat Alemdar in the 46th minute of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Devlet Bahçeli to strike the kick off in the second half. When Abdulsamet Brothers came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Valar morghulis fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Abdulsamet Brothers couldn't finish the play. If Abdulsamet Brothers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdulsamet Brothers could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Ma Yong Jun made a huge save. In the 66th minute, Arif Egemen Ruzi 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. 73 minutes into the match, Arif Egemen Ruzi notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Karen FC's Ma Yong Jun. Ma Yong Jun was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Polat Alemdar in the 75th minute of play forced Karen FC's goalkeeper Ma Yong Jun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Abdulsamet Brothers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Karen FC's zone, Abdulsamet Brothers stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ma Yong Jun came out of the goal and Abdulsamet Brothers tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 82nd minute Polat Alemdar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ma Yong Jun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 83 minutes, Denizalp Fındık managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Valar morghulis's supporters crossed their fingers, but Denizalp Fındık was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Devlet Bahçeli's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ma Yong Jun read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. If Polat Alemdar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 91st minute, Bror Ahlfors hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abdulsamet Brothers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ma Yong Jun having to interfere. Devlet Bahçeli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Ma Yong Jun made a huge save. When the match was over Valar morghulis could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Karen FC throughout the match.