U23 World League

CAN ERZURUM ARENA
Spectators: 7553 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) Herbert Ekegren made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes in the game Ümit Zeren did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Atalan Yalın. CAN ERZURUM's Türkeş Teber played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herbert Ekegren in the 5th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sverker Åberg in the 13th minute of play forced CAN ERZURUM's goalkeeper Türkeş Teber to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Ümit Zeren in the 16th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Öllsjö FC's Jens-Erik Rydberg. Ahmet İlke Akbayrak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aha Gol in the 28th minute of play forced Öllsjö FC's goalkeeper Karl-Magnus Högström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mauri Icardi came free with the goalkeeper in the 33rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Karl-Magnus Högström could save by the left post. Karl-Magnus Högström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aha Gol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Öllsjö FC's Åke Fernkvist got a free kick in the 36th minute. With a little luck, Öllsjö FC's Karl-Magnus Högström got control of the ball when Mauri Icardi tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 41 minutes, Jens-Erik Rydberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Öllsjö FC and the CAN ERZURUM players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Öllsjö FC booed when CAN ERZURUM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bilgin Yenisey didn't get a good kick on the ball. CAN ERZURUM's Tan Orkan was substituted for Atalan Yalın. CAN ERZURUM made a substitution. Yalçın Özgenc replaced Aytekin Tardu. After 48 played minutes CAN ERZURUM got a freekick which was hit by Bilgin Yenisey. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mauri Icardi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jörgen Dalkvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Karl-Magnus Högström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mauri Icardi in the 56th minute of the match. 61 minutes into the match, Mauri Icardi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Karl-Magnus Högström. Öllsjö FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mauri Icardi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. In the 69th match minute, Öllsjö FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentin Uggla to maneuver through the defense. CAN ERZURUM's Arın Ferhat Kocaker was substituted for Ümit Zeren. Ahmet İlke Akbayrak's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Karl-Magnus Högström read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. Öllsjö FC were furious when Åke Fernkvist was red carded, 80 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 82nd minute there was a penalty for CAN ERZURUM. Seyhun Orus stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Karl-Magnus Högström. 3-0. When the match clock showed 85 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Mauri Icardi sped through Öllsjö FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Karl-Magnus Högström. Karl-Magnus Högström didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ahmet İlke Akbayrak went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. 98 minutes into the match, Öllsjö FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mauri Icardi came free, but Karl-Magnus Högström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee ended the match the CAN ERZURUM players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.