U23 World League

Ş. PÖH ERHAN KONUK
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bayhan Uluman kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Bayhan Uluman reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Emil Bengtsson. The goal made the score 1-0. Emil Bengtsson made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Dries Mertens sent off a good shot on target. Emil Bengtsson was a little too slow when Dries Mertens got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 11th minute. The score was now 2-0. Clodio Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Harry Haagenstjerne in the 17th minute of play. Bayhan Uluman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Emil Bengtsson made a huge save. After a rather tough play, POZANTI SPOR's Seçkin Yaver got a free kick in the 27th minute. POZANTI SPOR's Clodio Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tony Tøndergaard in the 29th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Bayhan Uluman notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of PP Plessydask's Emil Bengtsson. Emil Bengtsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Bayhan Uluman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emil Bengtsson came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by POZANTI SPOR's Dries Mertens. But to his dismay, Dries Mertens quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. After a rather tough play, POZANTI SPOR's Behram Çubukcu got a free kick in the 41st minute. After some careless play in the PP Plessydask defense, Bayhan Uluman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emil Bengtsson. The PP Plessydask fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emil Bengtsson should have stopped the shot. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tony Tøndergaard was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, PP Plessydask's Jon Bodin got a free kick in the 56th minute. Tony Tøndergaard could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Clodio Taffarel made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Linus Ekgren managed to get in a good position for a shot. PP Plessydask's supporters rose to their feet, but Linus Ekgren was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Clodio Taffarel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 62nd minute, Tony Tøndergaard reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Clodio Taffarel. The goal made the score 5-1. Anthon Sjöö kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. In the 69th minute Dries Mertens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Bengtsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tony Tøndergaard came free with the goalkeeper in the 72nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Clodio Taffarel could save by the left post. Ege Onursoy kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Dries Mertens scored 6-1 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Emil Bengtsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 84 minutes into the match, PP Plessydask's goal looked a bit too open when Ege Onursoy came free, but Emil Bengtsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ege Onursoy kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tony Tøndergaard in the 87th minute of play forced POZANTI SPOR's goalkeeper Clodio Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 89 minutes into the game, Dries Mertens cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-1. Emil Bengtsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the PP Plessydask defense, Ege Onursoy kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emil Bengtsson. The PP Plessydask fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emil Bengtsson should have stopped the shot. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. POZANTI SPOR had won after a very even match.