U18 World League

ORTAHİSAR
Spectators: 7732 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) Türker Maksut could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but George Berg made a huge save. GEOMATİC FK's Burak Gülerce played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Billy Johnsson in the 9th minute of play. With 11 minutes on the clock, Nils Fransson commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Burak Gülerce made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sverker Hedström in the 16th minute of play. Sezer Özbas was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 17th minute. GEOMATİC FK's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 21 minutes into the game, Erling Westerberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Burak Gülerce was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sezer Özbas hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Türker Maksut took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for George Berg to make any attempt to save it. 34 minutes into the match, Sverker Hedström notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of GEOMATİC FK's Burak Gülerce. Burak Gülerce was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. George Berg came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by GEOMATİC FK's Sezer Özbas. But to his dismay, Sezer Özbas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sverker Hedström made a kick off. A collision led to GEOMATİC FK getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Şeref Akgüngör hit a great ball. Billy Johnsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Burak Gülerce tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 57th minute Billy Johnsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Burak Gülerce saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Şeref Akgüngör in the 71st minute of play forced Team Xtra personell's goalkeeper George Berg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anthon Klint hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Erling Westerberg hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. GEOMATİC FK's Şeref Akgüngör got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 81 played minutes GEOMATİC FK got a freekick which was hit by Türker Maksut. Burak Gülerce showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sverker Hedström in the 89th minute of the match. After 91 minutes of play, GEOMATİC FK's Hakkı Onur Köksal made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. George Berg was left in no man's land by his defense there! Many of Team Xtra personell's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Team Xtra personell may have spent more time on the ball, but GEOMATİC FK were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.