U21 World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7996 (Terracing: 5998, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) 5 minutes into the game, Ľubomír Jurášek was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kukova United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Degerfors IF the free kick. A collision led to Kukova United getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Ľubomír Jurášek hit a great ball. Anıl Baran Uslu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Håkansson, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. After having played for 9 minutes, Tuncay Cansever managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Degerfors IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tuncay Cansever was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Anıl Baran Uslu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tuncay Cansever, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Artemio Maore sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 18th minute Gao Zhen Chao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Håkan Söderberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 18 played minutes Degerfors IF got a freekick which was hit by Witold Serwacki. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tuncay Cansever in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Anıl Baran Uslu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 25 minutes, Tuncay Cansever managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Degerfors IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tuncay Cansever was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Tuncay Cansever had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 27th minute Tuncay Cansever shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anıl Baran Uslu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tuncay Cansever blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Anıl Baran Uslu having to make a save. Anıl Baran Uslu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tuncay Cansever in the 31st minute of play. Anıl Baran Uslu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tuncay Cansever in the 33rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Tuncay Cansever's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anıl Baran Uslu was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Gao Zhen Chao in the 35thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Håkan Söderberg, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Tuncay Cansever might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anıl Baran Uslu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tuncay Cansever ran back to his position shaking his head. 37 minutes into the match, Kukova United's goal looked a bit too open when Tuncay Cansever came free, but Anıl Baran Uslu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ivan Galoša's late challenge caught a Degerfors IF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ivan Galoša helped the player get up and apologised. In the 38th minute, Ivan Galoša hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 43 minutes into the match, Kukova United's goal looked a bit too open when Witold Serwacki came free, but Anıl Baran Uslu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Tuncay Cansever made the kick off in the second half. Håkan Söderberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Galoša, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Anıl Baran Uslu made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Witold Serwacki sent off a good shot on target. Through an outstanding action, after 62 minutes, Anıl Baran Uslu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Ladislav Zemko's late challenge caught a Degerfors IF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ladislav Zemko helped the player get up and apologised. If Tuncay Cansever had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Witold Serwacki could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Anıl Baran Uslu made a huge save. Kukova United's Anıl Baran Uslu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tuncay Cansever in the 70th minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Degerfors IF's goal looked a bit too open when Gao Zhen Chao came free, but Håkan Söderberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Degerfors IF's Tuncay Cansever slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Anıl Baran Uslu. That made the score 0-2 after 79 minutes of play. Kukova United's František Bera was substituted for Ladislav Zemko. If Tuncay Cansever had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Martin Džadoň charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Martin Džadoň the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Martin Džadoň hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The Kukova United fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Degerfors IF were clearly better and deserved to take the win.