U23 World League

SvE United Stadion
Spectators: 7736 (Terracing: 5803, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) Mehmet Halis Özek started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ali Onul received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Filcho Nanev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. SvE United's Filcho Nanev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mehmet Halis Özek in the 5th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ali Onul's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Filcho Nanev was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's Aşık Mahçup quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Diyan Bogdantzaliev, made in the 12th minute of the game. 14 minutes into the match, SvE United's goal looked a bit too open when Mehmet Halis Özek came free, but Filcho Nanev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute, Mehmet Halis Özek left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 21 played minutes KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS got a freekick which was hit by Ali Onul. Saadettin Şahinhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mito Hadzhiperev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mehmet Halis Özek in the 26th minute of play forced SvE United's goalkeeper Filcho Nanev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS fans' excitement grew in the 30th match minute when KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's Mehmet Halis Özek looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 33 minutes into the match, Mehmet Halis Özek notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of SvE United's Filcho Nanev. Filcho Nanev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Filcho Nanev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mehmet Halis Özek's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. After a defensive mix-up in KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's zone, Mito Hadzhiperev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Saadettin Şahinhan came out of the goal and Mito Hadzhiperev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Saadettin Şahinhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mito Hadzhiperev, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mito Hadzhiperev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mehmet Halis Özek in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Filcho Nanev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The nice shot from Ali Onul in the 53rdth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Filcho Nanev had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. When the match clock showed 53 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Ali Onul sped through SvE United's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Filcho Nanev. After having played for 56 minutes, Mehmet Halis Özek managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mehmet Halis Özek was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's Ali Onul got a free kick in the 57th minute. When Mehmet Halis Özek came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mehmet Halis Özek couldn't finish the play. Mehmet Halis Özek could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Filcho Nanev made a huge save. 65 minutes into the game, Diyan Bogdantzaliev threw the ball into play from the sideline. KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's Ergincan Sertaçgil quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yanek Marekov in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Saadettin Şahinhan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 69th minute, SvE United's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Mehmet Halis Özek fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. When Diyan Bogdantzaliev fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SvE United's protests and gave Diyan Bogdantzaliev a yellow card for diving instead. Diyan Bogdantzaliev hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's Mehmet Halis Özek got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's attentive Mehmet Özdilek managed to snatch the ball when Diyan Bogdantzaliev made a throw-in in the 75th minute of the game. Saadettin Şahinhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marko Kirilov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Filcho Nanev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mehmet Halis Özek's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. Mehmet Halis Özek recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Mehmet Halis Özek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Filcho Nanev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mehmet Halis Özek, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Filcho Nanev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mehmet Halis Özek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ali Onul's late challenge caught a SvE United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ali Onul helped the player get up and apologised. Ali Onul kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. The KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.