U23 World League

Giuseppe Meazza
Spectators: 7343 (Terracing: 5679, Seating: 1564, VIP seats: 100) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when 潘岚铮 got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Rank 1 getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Östen Unesson hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Rank 1's zone, Gaffar Gülsoy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcus Hagström came out of the goal and Gaffar Gülsoy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 5th minute, Hüseyin Can Timurkan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, Los Tatangelos's Feridun Birsoy got a free kick in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulf Ros in the 13th minute of play forced Los Tatangelos's goalkeeper Vacib Bartu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Michael Lundqvist during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 15th minute, one of Rank 1:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Rank 1. Rank 1:s Marcus Hagström showed great skill when he stopped Cuma Han:s penalty. 16 minutes into the match, Cuma Han had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcus Hagström. Rank 1's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cuma Han was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The audience was convinced that Hüseyin Can Timurkan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcus Hagström was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. The Los Tatangelos fans' excitement grew in the 18th match minute when Los Tatangelos's Hüseyin Can Timurkan 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 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After having played for 23 minutes, Gaffar Gülsoy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Los Tatangelos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gaffar Gülsoy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Los Tatangelos defense, Conny Vesterberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vacib Bartu. The Los Tatangelos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vacib Bartu should have stopped the shot. Hüseyin Can Timurkan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcus Hagström read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 潘岚铮 in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vacib Bartu saved Los Tatangelos from getting behind. Hüseyin Can Timurkan might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcus Hagström. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hüseyin Can Timurkan ran back to his position shaking his head.

In the 61st minute Ümit Durukan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Hagström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 62 minutes, 潘岚铮 made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. Los Tatangelos's Vacib Bartu tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 64th match minute, Rank 1 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabiano Antonini to maneuver through the defense. Vacib Bartu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 潘岚铮, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 潘岚铮 in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vacib Bartu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 潘岚铮 in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vacib Bartu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fabiano Antonini during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Fabiano Antonini hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. In the 81st match minute, Rank 1 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ulf Ros to maneuver through the defense. In the 85th minute 潘岚铮 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vacib Bartu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 86th minute Rank 1 were awarded a corner. Fredric Åhman went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Ulf Ros managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 91st minute of the match, Conny Vesterberg tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Vacib Bartu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After some careless play in the Los Tatangelos defense, Conny Vesterberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vacib Bartu. The Los Tatangelos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vacib Bartu should have stopped the shot. Marcus Hagström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cuma Han, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Rank 1 walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.