U21 World League

HELL STADIUM
Spectators: 9274 (Terracing: 6957, Seating: 2133, VIP seats: 184) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sílvio Luís Nogueira started the match with the kick off. Senator S.A.K's Edvin van der Sar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patrik Beneth in the 4th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Patrik Beneth in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edvin van der Sar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 7th minute Patrik Beneth shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edvin van der Sar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 12 minutes, Patrik Beneth put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Edvin van der Sar. When Patrik Beneth came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Kingpins 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 Patrik Beneth couldn't finish the play. Edvin van der Sar came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Kingpins's Patrik Beneth. But to his dismay, Patrik Beneth quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Edvin van der Sar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patrik Beneth in the 24th minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, Kurtuluş Öğeturk had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bixente Poli. Kingpins's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kurtuluş Öğeturk was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. When Kingpins's Patrik Beneth in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Senator S.A.K's goalie prevented a goal. İhsan Özgun made in the 30th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Kingpins's Ke Cheng Yun. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ke Cheng Yun in the 30th minute of play forced Senator S.A.K's goalkeeper Edvin van der Sar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Patrik Beneth had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Patrik Beneth in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Edvin van der Sar saved Senator S.A.K from getting behind. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Patrik Beneth stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Karl-Johan Gregersson kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. With a little luck, Senator S.A.K's Edvin van der Sar got control of the ball when Patrik Beneth tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Kingpins's Patrik Beneth in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Senator S.A.K's goalie prevented a goal. Patrik Beneth blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Edvin van der Sar having to make a save. Edvin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patrik Beneth in the 59th minute of play. Patrik Beneth blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Edvin van der Sar having to make a save. Edvin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrik Beneth, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. After 64 played minutes Senator S.A.K got a freekick which was hit by Edoardo Pasin. In the 67th minute, Arda Güler hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 68 minutes into the game, one of Kingpins:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Kingpins:s Bixente Poli showed great skill when he stopped Mehdi Dündaroğlu:s penalty. 73 minutes into the match, Senator S.A.K's goalkeeper Edvin van der Sar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Josep Casanova. After a rather tough play, Kingpins's Karl-Johan Gregersson got a free kick in the 84th minute. 86 minutes into the match, Senator S.A.K's goalkeeper Edvin van der Sar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Josep Casanova. After a defensive mix-up in Senator S.A.K's zone, Josep Casanova stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edvin van der Sar came out of the goal and Josep Casanova tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 93 played minutes Senator S.A.K got a freekick which was hit by Sílvio Luís Nogueira. Pål Hammarström recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 97th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kingpins played a much better game than Senator S.A.K and deserved their victory. The Senator S.A.K players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.