U23 World League

MeRSiN-AReNA
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu's Ardahan Hekimbaşı played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivar Stensrud in the 3rd minute of play. 4 minutes into the match, Sagene IF's goal looked a bit too open when Hakkı Kenan Uygun came free, but Olav Westad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Olav Westad made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abdurrezzak Ünveren in the 6th minute. Sagene IF's Carl Løvlien quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Kunter Yasık, made in the 7th minute of the game. Sagene IF's Olav Westad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hakkı Kenan Uygun in the 8th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Altuğ Başhekim during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 12th match minute, MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Altuğ Başhekim to maneuver through the defense. Ivar Stensrud's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ardahan Hekimbaşı read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. Ivar Stensrud scored 0-1 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ardahan Hekimbaşı, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Olav Westad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Altuğ Başhekim, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Rune Le received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Ardahan Hekimbaşı tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Sagene IF's Ivar Stensrud got a free kick in the 43rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Hakkı Kenan Uygun managed to get in a good position for a shot. MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu's supporters rose to their feet, but Hakkı Kenan Uygun was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Olav Westad breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd rose to their feet as MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu's Hakkı Kenan Uygun slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Olav Westad. That made the score 1-1 after 47 minutes of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hakkı Kenan Uygun stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tom Løland hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. 56 minutes into the game, Altuğ Başhekim cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Olav Westad was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 59 minutes into the match, Sagene IF's goal looked a bit too open when Abdurrezzak Ünveren came free, but Olav Westad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 63 minutes into the game, Kunter Yasık threw the ball into play from the sideline. Sagene IF's Thomas Jansen quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. When Coşkun Oğuzhan fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu's protests and gave Coşkun Oğuzhan a yellow card for diving instead. In the 66th match minute, MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Coşkun Oğuzhan to maneuver through the defense. Ardahan Hekimbaşı showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Skjelbred in the 68th minute of the match. Olav Westad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hakkı Kenan Uygun, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Sagene IF's Olav Westad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Çetin Dahi in the 72nd minute of play. A collision led to MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Altuğ Başhekim hit a great ball. Ardahan Hekimbaşı made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Rune Le sent off a good shot on target. Sagene IF's Olav Westad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdurrezzak Ünveren in the 86th minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, Sagene IF's goal looked a bit too open when Hakkı Kenan Uygun came free, but Olav Westad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hakkı Kenan Uygun in the 88th minute of play forced Sagene IF's goalkeeper Olav Westad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 90 minutes into the game, Abdurrezzak Ünveren was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sagene IF the free kick. In the 90th match minute, MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdurrezzak Ünveren to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st minute, Tom Løland 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rune Le in the 93rd minute of play forced MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu's goalkeeper Ardahan Hekimbaşı to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ivar Stensrud sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.