U18 World League

ANDIRIN
Spectators: 8000 (Terracing: 6001, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) Karahan Yanal started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Naci Talha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ragnar Johnsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Jens-Ove Åkesson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Erdinç Talay showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 13 minute of play. The supporters of Di Röe booed when Andırın SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hamdi Çolak didn't get a good kick on the ball. 28 minutes into the match, Di Röe's goal looked a bit too open when Karahan Yanal came free, but Jens-Ove Åkesson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 29 minutes had been played when some careless play by Di Röe's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Bekir Tarık was slow to take the kick. During this time Andırın SK's players had a chance to rest. Erdinç Talay hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. After 38 minutes, Karl-Åke Almqvist mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Di Röe and the Andırın SK players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Andırın SK booed when Di Röe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karl-Åke Almqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Naci Talha acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 54th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Karl-Åke Almqvist. Andırın SK's Naci Talha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexander Hedkvist in the 60th minute of play. 62 minutes into the match, Karahan Yanal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jens-Ove Åkesson. Di Röe's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Karahan Yanal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. If Ragnar Johnsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 76th minute, Hamdi Çolak left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Andırın SK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamdi Çolak in the 79th minute of play forced Di Röe's goalkeeper Jens-Ove Åkesson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Di Röe's Karl-Åke Almqvist got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Yusuf Ülgen charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yusuf Ülgen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Andırın SK getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Karahan Yanal hit a great ball. 88 minutes into the match, Andırın SK's goal looked a bit too open when Ragnar Johnsson came free, but Naci Talha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Jens-Ove Ekberg could shoot a difficult shot in the 90th minute, which Naci Talha however easily saved by the left post. 92 minutes had been played when some careless play by Andırın SK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Karl-Åke Almqvist was slow to take the kick. During this time Di Röe's players had a chance to rest. Di Röe's Karl-Åke Almqvist was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Naci Talha in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 93rd minute, Murathan Tangun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Andırın SK players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.