U18 World League

Gold Raiders Arena
Spectators: 7675 (Terracing: 5757, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fredrik Skoglund got the match started through his kick off. In the 6th minute Lars-Erik Utfal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Savaş Baykal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, FC Bodil United's Ulf Lång got a free kick in the 8th minute. FC Bodil United's Conny Gullesson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save FC Bodil United from getting a goal against them. Savaş Baykal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ulf Lång, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the FC Bodil United defense, Baturhan Erozan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Conny Gullesson. The FC Bodil United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Conny Gullesson should have stopped the shot. Lars-Erik Utfal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Savaş Baykal read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. Conny Gullesson made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Faruk Ceyhan sent off a good shot on target. Andreas Holm was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 34 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, FC Bodil United's Andreas Holm got a free kick in the 35th minute. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Bodil United's goalkeeper Conny Gullesson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Baturhan Erozan's late challenge caught a FC Bodil United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Baturhan Erozan helped the player get up and apologised. After 39 played minutes Gold Raiders FC got a freekick which was hit by Baturhan Erozan. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Faruk Ceyhan to make the kick off. Conny Gullesson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faruk Ceyhan, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. After a rather tough play, FC Bodil United's Anders Hägg got a free kick in the 58th minute. After a rather tough play, FC Bodil United's David Grep got a free kick in the 60th minute. In the 70th minute, Koray Karadeniz 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. Baturhan Erozan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 72 minutes into the game, Fredrik Skoglund was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Bodil United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gold Raiders FC the free kick. After 72 played minutes FC Bodil United got a freekick which was hit by Fredrik Skoglund. Conny Gullesson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baturhan Erozan in the 75th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Gold Raiders FC's Duman Sadan got a free kick in the 83rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Gold Raiders FC's zone, Lars-Erik Utfal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Savaş Baykal came out of the goal and Lars-Erik Utfal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gold Raiders FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of FC Bodil United for a fine match.