U18 World League

Rocco Stadium
Spectators: 7592 (Terracing: 5695, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lars-Erik Björk took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars-Erik Björk in the 3rd minute of play forced Fidan SK's goalkeeper Şehzade Saygılı to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kurt Björkman's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 6thth minute, Şehzade Saygılı skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Kandemir Ersoy hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. 7 minutes into the match, Team Rocco's Kurt Björkman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Şehzade Saygılı narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 8 played minutes Team Rocco got a freekick which was hit by Kurt Björkman. In the 10th minute, Battal Seyyit Evliya left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fidan SK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Fidan SK were furious when Çağatay Akbilge was red carded, 17 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 18th minute there was a penalty for Team Rocco. Lars-Erik Björk stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Şehzade Saygılı. 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in Team Rocco's zone, Ergün Uluçam stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mattias Löfkvist came out of the goal and Ergün Uluçam tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 32nd minute, Carl Höijer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 36th minute, Tomas Jonasson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Team Rocco fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Battal Seyyit Evliya made a kick off. Mattias Löfkvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Battal Seyyit Evliya, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars-Erik Björk in the 53rd minute of play forced Fidan SK's goalkeeper Şehzade Saygılı to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Garip Ulukaan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Mattias Löfkvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Garip Ulukaan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Battal Seyyit Evliya fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mattias Löfkvist having to interfere. Şehzade Saygılı showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars-Erik Björk, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Verner Jönsson hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Fidan SK's Battal Seyyit Evliya slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mattias Löfkvist. That made the score 2-4 after 82 minutes of play. After a rather tough play, Team Rocco's Michael Böcklund got a free kick in the 85th minute. 86 minutes into the match, Fidan SK's Ergün Uluçam broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Bahtiyar Sururi hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. In the 92nd minute, Kandemir Ersoy made a precise shot to the right of Mattias Löfkvist. Team Rocco's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-5. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Fidan SK walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.