U23 World League

Asdfgh Stadium
Spectators: 7499 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Evert Helberg got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd match minute, DARK HARBOR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Boğaçhan Azim to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in DARK HARBOR's zone, Evert Helberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ergincan Başdoğan came out of the goal and Evert Helberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 7 played minutes DARK HARBOR got a freekick which was hit by Resulhan Dengiz. When Asdfgh's Evert Helberg in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye DARK HARBOR's goalie prevented a goal. Jan-Erik Bengtsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Taci Kılınç, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 15 minutes into the match, Asdfgh's goal looked a bit too open when Avni Toydeniz came free, but Jan-Erik Bengtsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Taci Kılınç received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Jan-Erik Bengtsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. DARK HARBOR's Ergincan Başdoğan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save DARK HARBOR from getting a goal against them. If Dag Hammarskjöld had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 27th minute, Evert Helberg 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. When Asdfgh's Evert Helberg in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye DARK HARBOR's goalie prevented a goal. Asdfgh's Jan-Erik Bengtsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Taci Kılınç in the 37th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, Avni Toydeniz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jan-Erik Bengtsson. Asdfgh's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Avni Toydeniz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Asdfgh's Jan-Erik Bengtsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Taci Kılınç in the 43rd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Henry Säf during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 44th minute, Henry Säf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 46 minutes into the game, Taci Kılınç cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Jan-Erik Bengtsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

54 minutes into the match, DARK HARBOR's goal looked a bit too open when Dag Hammarskjöld came free, but Ergincan Başdoğan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Evert Helberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 60th minute, Dag Hammarskjöld left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Asdfgh fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Avni Toydeniz received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jan-Erik Bengtsson came out and tried to block the shot, but Avni Toydeniz slotted it home off the left post making it 2-3 in the 63rd minute. Taci Kılınç received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Jan-Erik Bengtsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Peter Asplund kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Dag Hammarskjöld fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ergincan Başdoğan having to interfere. 76 minutes into the game, Dag Hammarskjöld cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Ergincan Başdoğan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 78 minutes into the game, Eddie Stenman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Asdfgh's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave DARK HARBOR the free kick. After 79 played minutes Asdfgh got a freekick which was hit by Eddie Stenman. If Dag Hammarskjöld had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Avni Toydeniz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 94th minute, Taci Kılınç ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jan-Erik Bengtsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-4. The Asdfgh supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching DARK HARBOR's performance. The match ended with a win for DARK HARBOR.