World League

SKY ARENA
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Igor Bambas got the match started through his kick off. Rıza Vuralhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cemal Özgun in the 11th minute of play. Songurhan Yetişen hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. After having played for 15 minutes, Argyris Papapetrou managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Strömsbro IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Argyris Papapetrou was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The attack was good, but when Igor Bambas in the 19th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Şeray Rauf took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Argyris Papapetrou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Argyris Papapetrou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Şeray Rauf was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Oswaldo Trigos short, quick shot in the 24thth minute got Rıza Vuralhan to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Şeray Rauf took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Argyris Papapetrou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Şeray Rauf showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Argyris Papapetrou, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 45th minute, Argyris Papapetrou ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Şeray Rauf was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The The Last Airbender players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Strömsbro IF were winning 0-1.

The Last Airbender's Güntekin Uskan was substituted for Cemal Özgun. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Oswaldo Trigo to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Strömsbro IF's goalkeeper Rıza Vuralhan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rıza Vuralhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Güntekin Uskan in the 54th minute of play. Rıza Vuralhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferman Sıraç, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. After 58 minutes of play, Strömsbro IF's Argyris Papapetrou made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Şeray Rauf was left in no man's land by his defense there! Argyris Papapetrou's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Şeray Rauf read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in The Last Airbender fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 65th minute. Penalty! After 70 played minutes Strömsbro IF got a freekick which was hit by Mao Jun Yun. 72 minutes into the match, The Last Airbender's goalkeeper Şeray Rauf had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Argyris Papapetrou. Strömsbro IF were awarded a corner in the 73th minute after The Last Airbender's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mao Jun Yun took the corner. Şeray Rauf made an important save on a dangerous shot by Argyris Papapetrou in the 76th minute. Argyris Papapetrou who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 77thth minute tested the skills of Şeray Rauf when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After having played for 78 minutes, Ferman Sıraç managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Last Airbender's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ferman Sıraç was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Şeray Rauf stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Argyris Papapetrou's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Argyris Papapetrou in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Şeray Rauf saved The Last Airbender from getting behind. 84 minutes into the match, Ferman Sıraç notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Strömsbro IF's Rıza Vuralhan. Rıza Vuralhan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 90th minute, Strömsbro IF's Igor Bambas ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Şeray Rauf. Şeray Rauf yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-4. Şeray Rauf made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Argyris Papapetrou in the 95th minute of play. The Strömsbro IF players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.