U21 World League

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Spectators: 7695 (Terracing: 5772, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Otto Brask made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd match minute, ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gencal Deniz to maneuver through the defense. The throw-in from Gösta Ekman in the 5th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's Songurhan Tükel. Gösta Ekman made in the 9th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Fritz Mattsson however managed to control. When İsmail Orhun Temizkanoğlu fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's protests and gave İsmail Orhun Temizkanoğlu a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. İsmail Orhun Temizkanoğlu hit a great ball. 12 minutes into the game, Patric Ödman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AC United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ the free kick. Patric Ödman hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. After 17 minutes of play, ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's Rafet Eroğul made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gustaf Rudberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Yaser Topuz came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ 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 Yaser Topuz couldn't finish the play. Otto Brask hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. When Rafet Eroğul came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ 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 Rafet Eroğul couldn't finish the play. Gustaf Rudberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafet Eroğul, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 29 minutes, Gustaf Rudberg successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 29 played minutes AC United got a freekick which was hit by Eskil Danielsson. Yaser Topuz made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 35thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Gustaf Rudberg would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. Gustaf Rudberg stood somewhat misplaced when Yaser Topuz came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 37 minute. Rafet Eroğul sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Yaser Topuz made a kick off. If Rafet Eroğul had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Yaser Topuz put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Gustaf Rudberg. When Rafet Eroğul came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ 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 Rafet Eroğul couldn't finish the play. The supporters of AC United booed when ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bilge Kağan Benli didn't get a good kick on the ball. 57 minutes into the match, AC United's Algot Månsson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bedir Demirtaş narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sezer Siyami was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 60 minutes into the match. After 59 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ! Bedir Demirtaş had in the 61stth minute some difficulties stopping Algot Månsson's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. A collision led to ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Songurhan Tükel hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Yaser Topuz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gustaf Rudberg was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Fredrik Gustafsson's late challenge caught a ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fredrik Gustafsson helped the player get up and apologised. In the 71st minute there was a penalty for ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ. Ergün Tefhim stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Gustaf Rudberg. 4-0. In the 76th minute of the match İsmail Orhun Temizkanoğlu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gustaf Rudberg showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 79th minute Gencal Deniz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustaf Rudberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's Yaser Topuz in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AC United's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ booed when AC United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patric Ödman didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in AC United's zone, Yaser Topuz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gustaf Rudberg came out of the goal and Yaser Topuz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eskil Danielsson kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's Yaser Topuz got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Yaser Topuz managed to get in a good position for a shot. ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's supporters rose to their feet, but Yaser Topuz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gustaf Rudberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to AC United getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Algot Månsson hit a great ball.