World League

Northside Stadium
Spectators: 7532 (Terracing: 5650, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) North Port UTD's Deniz Hasanbeyli 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. In the 2nd minute, Gorom Kanø made a precise shot to the right of Aygün Koç. North Port UTD's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Aygün Koç came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by Purple Shadows's Gorom Kanø. But to his dismay, Gorom Kanø quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. North Port UTD's Aygün Koç played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jakob Alberg in the 8th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, North Port UTD's goal looked a bit too open when Relja Jurišić came free, but Aygün Koç reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 11 minutes into the game, Gorom Kanø cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Aygün Koç was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Aygün Koç showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tonin Zogu in the 15th minute of the match. In the 17th minute, Beyhan Lami hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 18 minutes of play, Purple Shadows's Gorom Kanø made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aygün Koç was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ferid İlican during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 21 played minutes North Port UTD got a freekick which was hit by Ferid İlican. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Emil Soliwoda managed to get in a good position for a shot. Purple Shadows's supporters rose to their feet, but Emil Soliwoda was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aygün Koç breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 24th minute, Jakob Alberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Purple Shadows fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. In the 31st minute, Relja Jurišić 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. After some careless play in the North Port UTD defense, Relja Jurišić kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aygün Koç. The North Port UTD fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aygün Koç should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Relja Jurišić in the 37th minute of play forced North Port UTD's goalkeeper Aygün Koç to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th minute, Jakob Alberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aygün Koç was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-8. Aygün Koç took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Relja Jurišić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Deniz Hasanbeyli in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dobromir Keep prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Disappointed in the 0-8 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gorom Kanø was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Jakob Alberg reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Aygün Koç. The goal made the score 0-9. Aygün Koç showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gorom Kanø, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Gorom Kanø took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aygün Koç. Aygün Koç dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-10. 69 minutes into the game, Relja Jurišić recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Aygün Koç. Relja Jurišić showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-11. After 73rd play minutes Jakob Alberg shot 0-12, a short shot which went by Aygün Koç and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 78th minute, Demir Rebi made a precise shot to the right of Dobromir Keep. Purple Shadows's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-12. Aygün Koç was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gorom Kanø showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-13 in the 82 minute of play. A collision led to North Port UTD getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Ferid İlican hit a great ball. In the 88th minute, Emil Soliwoda sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and North Port UTD's Aygün Koç didn't even have to move. Aygün Koç made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Relja Jurišić in the 90th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Jakob Alberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Purple Shadows's supporters rose to their feet, but Jakob Alberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aygün Koç breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The North Port UTD fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Purple Shadows were clearly better and deserved to take the win.