U18 World League

Λrena 51
Spectators: 7961 (Terracing: 5972, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 158) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Martin Do kicked off to start the match. Bektaş Ali Enginalp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Do, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 8 minutes into the match, AYYILDIZ's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Do came free, but Bektaş Ali Enginalp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th minute Arın Ferhat Avcıoğlu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nils-Johan Nyhagen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, Λstral Villains FC's goal looked a bit too open when Doğaner Aşık came free, but Nils-Johan Nyhagen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nils-Johan Nyhagen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arın Ferhat Avcıoğlu in the 12th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arın Ferhat Avcıoğlu in the 16th minute of play forced Λstral Villains FC's goalkeeper Nils-Johan Nyhagen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to AYYILDIZ getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Ender Olgunay hit a great ball. 19 minutes into the match, AYYILDIZ's goalkeeper Bektaş Ali Enginalp had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jack Rinde. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jack Rinde got free with Bektaş Ali Enginalp in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Λstral Villains FC getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Edvin Brandvik hit a great ball. After 28 played minutes Λstral Villains FC got a freekick which was hit by Christian Ballestad. Christer Berg kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. In the 38th minute Doğaner Aşık shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nils-Johan Nyhagen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nils-Johan Nyhagen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zekeriya Ocakoğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute Arın Ferhat Avcıoğlu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nils-Johan Nyhagen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Λstral Villains FC's Martin Do got a free kick in the 46th minute. After 47 minutes of play, AYYILDIZ's Doğaner Aşık made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nils-Johan Nyhagen was left in no man's land by his defense there! After the first half AYYILDIZ were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Arın Ferhat Avcıoğlu in the 53rd minute of play forced Λstral Villains FC's goalkeeper Nils-Johan Nyhagen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 57 minutes into the game, Zekeriya Ocakoğlu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AYYILDIZ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Λstral Villains FC the free kick. After 57 played minutes AYYILDIZ got a freekick which was hit by Zekeriya Ocakoğlu. Λstral Villains FC's Martin Do got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Jack Rinde's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bektaş Ali Enginalp was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Nils-Johan Nyhagen made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Recep Sanal sent off a good shot on target. Edvin Brandvik kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Nils-Johan Nyhagen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Recep Sanal in the 66th minute. After 72 played minutes Λstral Villains FC got a freekick which was hit by Jack Rinde. Λstral Villains FC's Ragnar Hammer was substituted for Martin Do. Λstral Villains FC's Holger Røberg was substituted for Andreas Espe. After 73 played minutes Λstral Villains FC got a freekick which was hit by Jack Rinde. Through an outstanding action, after 74 minutes, Nils-Johan Nyhagen successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a rather tough play, Λstral Villains FC's Christian Ballestad got a free kick in the 81st minute. Nils-Johan Nyhagen made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Zekeriya Ocakoğlu sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rıfkı Yelesen in the 90th minute of play forced Λstral Villains FC's goalkeeper Nils-Johan Nyhagen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arın Ferhat Avcıoğlu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Nils-Johan Nyhagen made a huge save. Λstral Villains FC's Nils-Johan Nyhagen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Λstral Villains FC from getting a goal against them. Bektaş Ali Enginalp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jack Rinde, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AYYILDIZ's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.