U18 World League

Nutty Stadium
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hasan Ali Ekici took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 8th minute, Frode Fedje hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hasan Ali Ekici struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Gabriel Mogstad didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.. 11 minutes into the match, Hauk Horne dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Hadi Akdurmuş, 1-0. After 15 played minutes Cheeky Nuts United got a freekick which was hit by Stian Schjelderup. Hauk Horne fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hadi Akdurmuş having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Cheeky Nuts United's zone, Şentürk Güdü stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gabriel Mogstad came out of the goal and Şentürk Güdü tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s Hasan Ali Ekici in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cheeky Nuts United's goalie prevented a goal. Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Reis Kalgay in the 29th minute. After taking down the ball on Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s corner Reis Kalgay fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gabriel Mogstad quite easily take care of the ball. A collision led to Otomasyon Gençlik F.K. getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Ali Faruk Akabe hit a great ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kristian Amdal was the one to do the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s Şentürk Güdü slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gabriel Mogstad. That made the score 1-1 after 52 minutes of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Hauk Horne managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cheeky Nuts United's supporters rose to their feet, but Hauk Horne was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hadi Akdurmuş breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 76th minute, Cheeky Nuts United's Kjartan Nyhagen seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Kjartan Nyhagen the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Cheeky Nuts United protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Kjartan Nyhagen had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 75 minutes into the game, one of Cheeky Nuts United:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Utku Üçok managed to get in a good position for a shot. Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Utku Üçok was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gabriel Mogstad breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hasan Ali Ekici received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Gabriel Mogstad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 1-3 became the score in the 86th minute when Şentürk Güdü elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s Hadi Akdurmuş played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kristian Amdal in the 92nd minute of play. Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.