U21 World League

Coffin Arena
Spectators: 7700 (Terracing: 5775, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 154) Beyaz Zenciler's Cüneyt Ayberk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edwin Ivarsson in the 5th minute of play. Cüneyt Ayberk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edwin Ivarsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 10th minute Chad Pro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cüneyt Ayberk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andrey Shevchenko did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Fredrik Bäckström 11 minutes into the match. Fredrik Bäckström made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Andrey Shevchenko sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Beyaz Zenciler booed when Hawelka Himalayan High was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adrian Byström didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kazım Tuncay struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Fredrik Bäckström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Beyaz Zenciler. Beyaz Zenciler's Cüneyt Ayberk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chad Pro in the 29th minute of play. The corner ended in Kazım Tuncay almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Hawelka Himalayan High's Fredrik Bäckström did a great save. Andrey Shevchenko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Fredrik Bäckström made a huge save. After 37 minutes, Rudolf Hellgren mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hawelka Himalayan High and the Beyaz Zenciler players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Hawelka Himalayan High's Rudolf Hellgren got a free kick in the 38th minute. Fredrik Bäckström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrey Shevchenko in the 40th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Bagge in the 42nd minute of play forced Beyaz Zenciler's goalkeeper Cüneyt Ayberk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute Hawelka Himalayan High were awarded a corner. Chad Pro went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Hawelka Himalayan High's Chad Pro to fire away a dangerous shot which Cüneyt Ayberk despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 45th minute, Abdulmelik Koytan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Andrey Shevchenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Edmundas Raskevičius recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Beyaz Zenciler's Cüneyt Ayberk got control of the ball when Edwin Ivarsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Andrey Shevchenko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fredrik Bäckström was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. If Zhuo Shi Jie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cüneyt Ayberk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chad Pro in the 61st minute of play. In the 66th minute, Hawelka Himalayan High's Edvin Nordin seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Edvin Nordin the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Hawelka Himalayan High protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Edvin Nordin had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Hawelka Himalayan High fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 65th minute. Penalty! In the 68th minute there was a penalty for Beyaz Zenciler. Kazım Tuncay stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Fredrik Bäckström. 2-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Andrey Shevchenko in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fredrik Bäckström saved Hawelka Himalayan High from getting behind. Beyaz Zenciler's Cüneyt Ayberk proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Beyaz Zenciler from getting a goal against them. Cüneyt Ayberk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edwin Ivarsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edmundas Raskevičius received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Fredrik Bäckström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adrian Bagge received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Cüneyt Ayberk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hawelka Himalayan High's Fredrik Bäckström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundas Raskevičius in the 94th minute of play. After 97 played minutes Beyaz Zenciler got a freekick which was hit by Alesandro Nesta. Chad Pro, 98 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Beyaz Zenciler were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Hawelka Himalayan High for a fine match.