U18 World League

Fidanlık
Spectators: 7578 (Terracing: 5684, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lars-Erik Björk started the match with the kick off. Fidan SK's Şehzade Saygılı played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars-Erik Björk in the 12th minute of play. Mattias Löfkvist came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Fidan SK's Battal Seyyit Evliya. But to his dismay, Battal Seyyit Evliya quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Şehzade Saygılı made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Jonasson in the 19th minute of play. Garip Ulukaan's late challenge caught a Team Rocco's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Garip Ulukaan helped the player get up and apologised. Garip Ulukaan kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Battal Seyyit Evliya received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Mattias Löfkvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Arif Nihat Kiyas came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Fidan SK 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 Arif Nihat Kiyas couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Michael Böcklund during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Michael Böcklund kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Battal Seyyit Evliya in the 30th minute of play forced Team Rocco's goalkeeper Mattias Löfkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arif Nihat Kiyas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mattias Löfkvist having to interfere. Arif Nihat Kiyas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Mattias Löfkvist made a huge save. Mattias Löfkvist made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ergün Uluçam in the 42nd minute. Arif Nihat Kiyas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Şehzade Saygılı showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kurt Björkman, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. 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 Battal Seyyit Evliya to make the kick off. Mattias Löfkvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Battal Seyyit Evliya, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 53 minutes into the match, Arif Nihat Kiyas notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Team Rocco's Mattias Löfkvist. Mattias Löfkvist was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Fidan SK's Şehzade Saygılı proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Fidan SK from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Fidan SK's zone, Lars-Erik Björk stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Şehzade Saygılı came out of the goal and Lars-Erik Björk tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Isac Tholsson hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Fidan SK's Arif Nihat Kiyas got a free kick in the 71st minute. With a little luck, Fidan SK's Şehzade Saygılı got control of the ball when Kurt Björkman tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Battal Seyyit Evliya managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fidan SK's supporters rose to their feet, but Battal Seyyit Evliya was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mattias Löfkvist breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Team Rocco's Tomas Jonasson got a free kick in the 86th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Team Rocco's zone, Arif Nihat Kiyas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mattias Löfkvist came out of the goal and Arif Nihat Kiyas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Battal Seyyit Evliya received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Mattias Löfkvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arif Nihat Kiyas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mattias Löfkvist having to make a save. For all the effort they put into the match, the Team Rocco players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Fidan SK.