U18 World League

Ballodrum stadium
Spectators: 7831 (Terracing: 5874, Seating: 1801, VIP seats: 156) Battal Cüneyt Zahir kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. 5 minutes into the game, Tobias Lind cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Hüsrev Can was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tobias Lind got free with Hüsrev Can in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 11th match minute, istanbulls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Battal Cüneyt Zahir to maneuver through the defense. After 17 played minutes Ballkam Sportsklubb got a freekick which was hit by Olaf Laursen. In the 18thth minute of the game Ant Sabancı who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ballkam Sportsklubb's Johan Haugo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 19th match minute, Ballkam Sportsklubb was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olaf Laursen to maneuver through the defense. In the 23rd minute Ant Sabancı shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Johan Haugo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 25 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Ant Sabancı sped through Ballkam Sportsklubb's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Johan Haugo. After 27 minutes, Ant Sabancı mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the istanbulls and the Ballkam Sportsklubb players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 27th match minute, istanbulls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ant Sabancı to maneuver through the defense. Johan Haugo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ant Sabancı, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Albert Albertsen might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hüsrev Can. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Albert Albertsen ran back to his position shaking his head. istanbulls's Hüsrev Can played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kasper Flinta in the 33rd minute of play. A collision led to istanbulls getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Levent Baş hit a great ball. Hüsrev Can acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 35th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Dennis Moss. Ballkam Sportsklubb's Johan Haugo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ant Sabancı in the 37th minute of play. Carl Kjelsrud hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. A collision led to Ballkam Sportsklubb getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Carl Kjelsrud hit a great ball. In the 40th minute, Ant Sabancı 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.

Tobias Lind took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hüsrev Can. Hüsrev Can dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. 59 minutes into the match, Albert Albertsen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hüsrev Can. istanbulls's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Albert Albertsen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Ant Sabancı hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. After 77 played minutes, Ballkam Sportsklubb's Dennis Moss shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Hüsrev Can came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ballkam Sportsklubb reached it. After a rather tough play, istanbulls's İsmail Hakkı Mahşer got a free kick in the 77th minute. Hüsrev Can came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by Ballkam Sportsklubb's Albert Albertsen. But to his dismay, Albert Albertsen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-1. After a defensive mix-up in Ballkam Sportsklubb's zone, Battal Cüneyt Zahir stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Johan Haugo came out of the goal and Battal Cüneyt Zahir tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ballkam Sportsklubb were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of istanbulls for a fine match.