U23 World League

KARAGÜLLE ARENA
Spectators: 7732 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. İlyas Ahid started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's goal looked a bit too open when Gottfrid Larsson came free, but Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 4th minute, Filip Holmgren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's Ahmet Hakan Mirza shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 5th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Gustaf Rudberg but with some difficulty. Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Algot Månsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Algot Månsson in the 7th minute of play forced !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's goalkeeper Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Burç Bir's late challenge caught a AC United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Burç Bir helped the player get up and apologised. In the 10th match minute, !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Burç Bir to maneuver through the defense. Gottfrid Larsson scored 0-1 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gottfrid Larsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Olcay Orkun Sadi succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 34th playminute. !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by William Persson in the 40th minute of play.

With an all-out effort, AC United's Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu threw himself towards the right post 51 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from William Persson, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. İlyas Ahid sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from William Persson in the 53rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that William Persson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's Ahmet Hakan Mirza got a free kick in the 54th minute. Gottfrid Larsson charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gottfrid Larsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 56th match minute, AC United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gottfrid Larsson to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when William Persson got free with Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Güney Ceceli's late challenge caught a AC United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Güney Ceceli helped the player get up and apologised. Güney Ceceli kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. After having played for 64 minutes, Gottfrid Larsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AC United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gottfrid Larsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gottfrid Larsson in the 66th minute of play. A collision led to AC United getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Joachim Ekgren hit a great ball. Yenal Tuğaltan hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. In the 71st minute, Oskar Kilstedt sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu didn't even have to move. Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from William Persson in the 77th minute of play. Semi İltemiz charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Semi İltemiz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's Berker Rıza Afşaroğlu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU from getting a goal against them. Yenal Tuğaltan was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 94 minutes into the match. In the 95th match minute, !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yenal Tuğaltan to maneuver through the defense. AC United were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.