U18 World League

Letzigrund
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) FC Stadtclub's Henrik Mäder 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauro Icardi in the 7th minute of play forced FC Stadtclub's goalkeeper Anders Ulrich to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 12 minutes into the match, FzsCHE's goal looked a bit too open when Henrik Mäder came free, but Necdet Özçevik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anders Ulrich came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by FzsCHE's Hamit Acaroğlu. But to his dismay, Hamit Acaroğlu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Mauro Icardi might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anders Ulrich. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mauro Icardi ran back to his position shaking his head. Ahmet Hafiz Özakıncı took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anders Ulrich. Anders Ulrich dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 23rd minute Ahmet Hafiz Özakıncı shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anders Ulrich saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 26 minutes of play, FzsCHE's Tarık Seyhun made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anders Ulrich was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 32 minutes of play, FzsCHE's Ahmet Hafiz Özakıncı made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anders Ulrich was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the FC Stadtclub defense, Tarık Seyhun kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anders Ulrich. The FC Stadtclub fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anders Ulrich should have stopped the shot. Mümin Nihat hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henrik Mäder in the 44th minute of play forced FzsCHE's goalkeeper Necdet Özçevik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the FzsCHE defense, Henrik Mäder kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Necdet Özçevik. The FzsCHE fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Necdet Özçevik should have stopped the shot. After the first half FzsCHE were leading 1-6. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mauro Icardi made a kick off. In the 59th minute, FzsCHE's Mauro Icardi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-8. When Harold Baum fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Stadtclub's protests and gave Harold Baum a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauro Icardi in the 68th minute of play forced FC Stadtclub's goalkeeper Anders Ulrich to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, FC Stadtclub's Anders Ulrich got control of the ball when Ahmet Hafiz Özakıncı tried to sneak it across the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, FC Stadtclub's goal looked a bit too open when Hamit Acaroğlu came free, but Anders Ulrich reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When FC Stadtclub's Henrik Mäder, in the 74th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for FC Stadtclub. Henrik Mäder's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Necdet Özçevik read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. When Tarık Seyhun fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FzsCHE's protests and gave Tarık Seyhun a yellow card for diving instead. Tarık Seyhun kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. In the 81st minute Henrik Mäder shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Necdet Özçevik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Stadtclub's Anders Ulrich played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Hafiz Özakıncı in the 83rd minute of play. Necdet Özçevik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gibson Dürst in the 85th minute of the match. FzsCHE's Necdet Özçevik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henrik Mäder in the 87th minute of play. A collision led to FzsCHE getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Feridun Özsu hit a great ball. FC Stadtclub's Henrik Mäder got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 92 minutes into the match, Ahmet Hafiz Özakıncı notched a goal, 1-9, to the right of FC Stadtclub's Anders Ulrich. Anders Ulrich was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the final whistle sounded FzsCHE left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than FC Stadtclub.