U18 World League

Överåsvallen
Spectators: 7476 (Terracing: 5608, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) ☆BumbAAlacati☆'s Talat Pekdemir started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Sarper Çelebi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stig-Åke Jansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Överås BK's Karl-Ove Möller played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Talat Pekdemir in the 13th minute of play. A collision led to Överås BK getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Pär Blomquist hit a great ball. 22 minutes into the match, ☆BumbAAlacati☆'s goal looked a bit too open when Stig-Åke Jansson came free, but Sarper Çelebi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Talat Pekdemir in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Karl-Ove Möller prevented the ball from getting in the gole. ☆BumbAAlacati☆'s Sarper Çelebi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stig-Åke Jansson in the 46th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Casper Askberg to make the kick off. Casper Askberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Sarper Çelebi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 64 minutes into the match, Stig-Åke Jansson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sarper Çelebi. ☆BumbAAlacati☆'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stig-Åke Jansson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Stig-Åke Jansson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Sarper Çelebi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Talat Pekdemir came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the ☆BumbAAlacati☆ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Talat Pekdemir couldn't finish the play. In the 72nd match minute, Överås BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victor Albom to maneuver through the defense. If Talat Pekdemir had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. ☆BumbAAlacati☆'s Talat Pekdemir got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Stig-Åke Jansson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Talat Pekdemir received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Karl-Ove Möller came out and tried to block the shot, but Talat Pekdemir slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 96th minute. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.