U18 World League

Krabben Park
Spectators: 7664 (Terracing: 5749, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Atabey Akgöl started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, CLUB ROSE GARDEN's Ahmet Arif Akburç got a free kick in the 5th minute. 6 minutes into the match, CLUB ROSE GARDEN's goalkeeper Halit Kutberk had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sven-Edvin Karlberg. 7 minutes into the game, Emil Wallgren was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hermanö Oilers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CLUB ROSE GARDEN the free kick. A collision led to Hermanö Oilers getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Emil Wallgren hit a great ball. Özbek Ülgen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hermanö Oilers's Kenneth Forsberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baha Ergümen in the 17th minute of play. In the 19th match minute, CLUB ROSE GARDEN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baha Ergümen to maneuver through the defense. Halit Kutberk made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Emil Wallgren sent off a good shot on target. Kenneth Forsberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oğuzcan Tolun in the 21st minute of the match. In the 24th match minute, Hermanö Oilers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sven-Edvin Karlberg to maneuver through the defense. When Oğuzcan Tolun fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CLUB ROSE GARDEN's protests and gave Oğuzcan Tolun a yellow card for diving instead. Arne Bryngelsson hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Kenneth Forsberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Altan Candar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 29 minutes into the match, Özbek Ülgen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kenneth Forsberg. Hermanö Oilers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Özbek Ülgen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Wilhelm Cane kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Hermanö Oilers's Kenneth Forsberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Özbek Ülgen in the 32nd minute of play. Kenneth Forsberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Özbek Ülgen in the 40th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Altan Candar in the 41st minute of play forced Hermanö Oilers's goalkeeper Kenneth Forsberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of CLUB ROSE GARDEN booed when Hermanö Oilers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ronny Blom didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Altan Candar in the 45th minute of play forced Hermanö Oilers's goalkeeper Kenneth Forsberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 47 minutes into the game, Atabey Akgöl cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Kenneth Forsberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Wilhelm Cane stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Hermanö Oilers's Kenneth Forsberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oğuzcan Tolun in the 52nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Hermanö Oilers's Sune Åberg got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Özbek Ülgen was extremely unlucky when he, in the 75th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Peter Bank hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Atabey Akgöl in the 78thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Kenneth Forsberg, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Kenneth Forsberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Özbek Ülgen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute, Oğuzcan Tolun left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CLUB ROSE GARDEN fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. 87 minutes into the match, Hermanö Oilers's goal looked a bit too open when Oğuzcan Tolun came free, but Kenneth Forsberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th minute Oğuzcan Tolun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kenneth Forsberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Özbek Ülgen had several of the Hermanö Oilers's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 96 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-5 score and a disappointed Kenneth Forsberg as he didn't even see the shot coming.