U23 World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7684 (Terracing: 5764, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Haroldo Pio started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Guilherme Messias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 9th minute Mattias Svahn shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anıl Baran Uslu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Mattias Svahn had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 11th minute Mattias Svahn shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anıl Baran Uslu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, Jacek Gotfryd notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of FC Kurdistan's Andreas Palička. Andreas Palička was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 16 minutes of play, FC Kurdistan's Mattias Svahn made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anıl Baran Uslu was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 19th match minute, FC Kurdistan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Martinsson to maneuver through the defense. 20 minutes into the match, Mattias Svahn notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Kukova United's Anıl Baran Uslu. Anıl Baran Uslu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 24 minutes into the match, FC Kurdistan's goal looked a bit too open when Jacek Gotfryd came free, but Andreas Palička reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Kurdistan's Andreas Palička played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haroldo Pio in the 25th minute of play. After some careless play in the Kukova United defense, Mattias Svahn kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anıl Baran Uslu. The Kukova United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anıl Baran Uslu should have stopped the shot. Andreas Palička showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haroldo Pio, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mattias Svahn in the 35th minute of play forced Kukova United's goalkeeper Anıl Baran Uslu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romeo Hulberto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Andreas Palička made a huge save. Andreas Palička showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacek Gotfryd in the 39th minute of the match. Andreas Palička showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haroldo Pio in the 43rd minute of the match. Die Hard charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Die Hard the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Die Hard kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. The long shot by Luís Ventura in the 45th minute really tested Andreas Palička's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 46th minute, Hans Vennerberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Mattias Svahn made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Mattias Svahn lined in a short shot 1-4 behind a frustrated Anıl Baran Uslu. Andreas Palička took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romeo Hulberto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute, Guilherme Messias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Kurdistan's Morgan Åkesson was substituted for Jordan Peterson. FC Kurdistan's Fabian Lundström was substituted for Mattias Svahn. Guilherme Messias kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. If Fabian Lundström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 68 minutes into the game, Haroldo Pio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-4. Andreas Palička was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 73rd minute, Luís Ventura hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Fabian Lundström's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anıl Baran Uslu was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. Romeo Hulberto took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Andreas Palička. Andreas Palička dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-5. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fabian Lundström got free with Anıl Baran Uslu in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 87 minutes, Ladislav Tribula mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kukova United and the FC Kurdistan players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 91 played minutes FC Kurdistan got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Di Federico. Andreas Palička took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Haroldo Pio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andreas Palička showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romeo Hulberto, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Andreas Palička didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Kukova United's Romeo Hulberto shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 4-5 in the ordered_time% minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. FC Kurdistan had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.