U23 World League

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Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) KOCAELİSPOR's Altan Toygun started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Åke Rolandsson got a throw-in 4 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Leo Öfverman. Arif Burak Çimen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bon Guidetti in the 11th minute of the match. The supporters of Karen FC booed when KOCAELİSPOR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Halil Utku Akyazı didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 18 minutes Karen FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kamer Şensal who took care of the corner kick. KOCAELİSPOR's Altan Toygun was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ma Yong Jun in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Chrisostomos Grimsø was extremely unlucky when he, in the 23rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Björn Aleberg charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Björn Aleberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 26th minute, Björn Aleberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Karen FC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Ulf Nyberg hit a great ball. Ma Yong Jun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kamer Şensal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oskar Sandell might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arif Burak Çimen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Oskar Sandell ran back to his position shaking his head. Altan Toygun scored 1-1 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ma Yong Jun, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ma Yong Jun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Altan Toygun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 45 minutes, Kamer Şensal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KOCAELİSPOR and the Karen FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Kamer Şensal kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The supporters of KOCAELİSPOR booed when Karen FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Björn Aleberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 52nd minute, KOCAELİSPOR's Altan Toygun dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. Kamer Şensal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Ma Yong Jun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nusret Dündaroğlu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ma Yong Jun having to interfere. If Bon Guidetti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. KOCAELİSPOR made a substitution. Rüknettin Nasih replaced Halil Utku Akyazı. KOCAELİSPOR's Arif Burak Çimen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oskar Sandell in the 65th minute of play. Wilfred Zaha might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ma Yong Jun. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Wilfred Zaha ran back to his position shaking his head. Karen FC's Linus Brovall was substituted for Bror Ahlfors. Karen FC's Emanuel Blixt was substituted for Björn Aleberg. After 71 minutes, Wilfred Zaha mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KOCAELİSPOR and the Karen FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Wilfred Zaha kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. When Karen FC's Bon Guidetti in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye KOCAELİSPOR's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oskar Sandell in the 77th minute of play forced KOCAELİSPOR's goalkeeper Arif Burak Çimen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes into the game, Oskar Sandell cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Arif Burak Çimen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 89th minute of the game Emanuel Blixt made a throw-in which Leo Öfverman played forward. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.