U21 World League

Trooper Arena
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eşref Berksu kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Med Gang FC's goal looked a bit too open when Eşref Berksu came free, but Edvard Fågel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Talha Çağan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zuberoa Bubber in the 6th minute of play. In the 10th minute Eşref Berksu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edvard Fågel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rıfkı Özgunes hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Ragnar Löfgren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fear Of The Dark's Talha Çağan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zuberoa Bubber in the 14th minute of play. Talha Çağan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zuberoa Bubber, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Jarl Eckegren came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Med Gang FC 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 Jarl Eckegren couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Fear Of The Dark defense, Emanuel Vedholm kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Talha Çağan. The Fear Of The Dark fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Talha Çağan should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Vedholm in the 29th minute of play forced Fear Of The Dark's goalkeeper Talha Çağan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Med Gang FC's goalkeeper Edvard Fågel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Enes Uğursay. 32 minutes into the match, Fear Of The Dark's goal looked a bit too open when Jarl Eckegren came free, but Talha Çağan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, Jarl Eckegren had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Talha Çağan. Fear Of The Dark's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jarl Eckegren was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jarl Eckegren to make the kick off. After 53 minutes of play, Med Gang FC's Jarl Eckegren made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Talha Çağan was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 57th match minute, Med Gang FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Blavock Jens to maneuver through the defense. Rıfkı Özgunes took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 58th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Edvard Fågel. Med Gang FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Edvard Fågel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eşref Berksu, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 60th match minute, Med Gang FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Per-Åke Rönn to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Fear Of The Dark getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Bünyamin İlbey hit a great ball. When Med Gang FC's Jarl Eckegren in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Fear Of The Dark's goalie prevented a goal. In the game's 71st minute Fear Of The Dark's Rıfkı Özgunes took a hard shot from long distance, a kick which went into the net just to the right of Edvard Fågel and thus the score was 1-3. A collision led to Fear Of The Dark getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Akil Akyazıcı hit a great ball. After 77 played minutes Med Gang FC got a freekick which was hit by Per-Åke Rönn. Osman Nuri Topel took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 77th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Edvard Fågel. Med Gang FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Med Gang FC's Jarl Eckegren was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 80th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 85th minute of the match, Jarl Eckegren tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Talha Çağan saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Fear Of The Dark's Talha Çağan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Fear Of The Dark from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Med Gang FC's Zuberoa Bubber got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The Med Gang FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Med Gang FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.