U21 World League

Anfield Road
Spectators: 8200 (Terracing: 6150, Seating: 1886, VIP seats: 164) Ahmet Reha Ayaz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The referee felt a red card was in order, 4 minutes into the game, when Robin Apelqvist put in a rough tackle. In the 3rd minute, one of Pihl United:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Pihl United. Ahmet Reha Ayaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nils-Åke Simonsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Reha Ayaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Pihl United defense, Ahmet Reha Ayaz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nils-Åke Simonsson. The Pihl United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nils-Åke Simonsson should have stopped the shot. Nils-Åke Simonsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oso Bucuk in the 30th minute of play. Nils-Åke Simonsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Reha Ayaz in the 43rd minute of the match. In the 45thth minute of the game Ahmet Reha Ayaz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pihl United's Nils-Åke Simonsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

FCFiratRom made a substitution. Omero Cobain replaced Ahmet Reha Ayaz. 54 minutes into the match, Omero Cobain notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Pihl United's Nils-Åke Simonsson. Nils-Åke Simonsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Peker Arıkan during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 57th match minute, FCFiratRom was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Peker Arıkan to maneuver through the defense. Nils-Åke Simonsson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Omero Cobain went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. Omero Cobain sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Omero Cobain sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Omero Cobain in the 71st minute of play forced Pihl United's goalkeeper Nils-Åke Simonsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Omero Cobain could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Nils-Åke Simonsson made a huge save. Nils-Åke Simonsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Omero Cobain in the 73rd minute. Omero Cobain might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nils-Åke Simonsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Omero Cobain ran back to his position shaking his head. 75 minutes into the match, Pihl United's goalkeeper Nils-Åke Simonsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Omero Cobain. After a rather tough play, Pihl United's Thierry Henry got a free kick in the 84th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Omero Cobain kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Nils-Åke Simonsson. That made the score 1-6 in the 87 minute of play. Omero Cobain blasted a shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nils-Åke Simonsson having to make a save. 93 minutes into the match, Pihl United's goal looked a bit too open when Omero Cobain came free, but Nils-Åke Simonsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FCFiratRom played a much better game than Pihl United and deserved their victory. The Pihl United players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.