U18 World League

Krakow Stadion
Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) In the 3rd minute Baykan Yağıztekin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iwo Biskupiak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 5th minute, Baykan Yağıztekin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Iwo Biskupiak was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. If Teobald Sobczak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 13 minutes into the match, LOTUS's goal looked a bit too open when Maciej Drzewucki came free, but Evren Serkut reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 14 minutes, Mehmet Akif Yağın mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LOTUS and the FC Kraków1983 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 14th match minute, LOTUS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mehmet Akif Yağın to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in LOTUS's zone, Maciej Drzewucki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Evren Serkut came out of the goal and Maciej Drzewucki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. LOTUS's Balaban Yürük got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Iwo Biskupiak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baykan Yağıztekin in the 20th minute of the match. The supporters of LOTUS booed when FC Kraków1983 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mikolaj Kornasiewicz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Iwo Biskupiak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baykan Yağıztekin in the 23rd minute of the match. Iwo Biskupiak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baykan Yağıztekin, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maciej Drzewucki in the 30th minute of play forced LOTUS's goalkeeper Evren Serkut to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iwo Biskupiak didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Balaban Yürük went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 36th play minute Janusz Przybylo came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Evren Serkut. 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Baykan Yağıztekin to make the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Baykan Yağıztekin kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Iwo Biskupiak. That made the score 1-3 in the 53 minute of play. In the 55th match minute, LOTUS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdulkerim Kaçan to maneuver through the defense. In the 60thth minute of the game Baykan Yağıztekin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Kraków1983's Iwo Biskupiak was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 63rd minute Baykan Yağıztekin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iwo Biskupiak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, FC Kraków1983's Maciej Drzewucki got a free kick in the 72nd minute. 75 minutes into the game, FC Kraków1983's Teobald Sobczak nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Evren Serkut made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. In the 83rd minute, Baykan Yağıztekin 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. In the 96th minute Baykan Yağıztekin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iwo Biskupiak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. LOTUS's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.