U23 World League

Stepan Kravchenko
Spectators: 7716 (Terracing: 5788, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aytekin Ciner started the match with the kick off. RED KHAGAN's Alaaddin Tezeren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save RED KHAGAN from getting a goal against them. If István Fülöp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. István Fülöp's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alaaddin Tezeren read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. István Fülöp received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Alaaddin Tezeren came out and tried to block the shot, but István Fülöp slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 22nd minute. 29 minutes into the match, RED KHAGAN's goal looked a bit too open when Domonkos Kelemen came free, but Alaaddin Tezeren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute of the match FC Henter Somosd got a corner. RED KHAGAN's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Géza György ran over to the corner to take the kick. Abuzer Ergümen charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abuzer Ergümen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 32nd minute, Abuzer Ergümen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. István Fülöp could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Alaaddin Tezeren made a huge save. In the 35thth minute of the game Rick Wood who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Henter Somosd's Tamás Cseh was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Aytekin Ciner struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Tamás Cseh didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for RED KHAGAN. RED KHAGAN's Alaaddin Tezeren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Domonkos Kelemen in the 41st minute of play. Domonkos Kelemen charged in rather forcefully in the 48th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Domonkos Kelemen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 48 played minutes FC Henter Somosd got a freekick which was hit by Domonkos Kelemen. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for István Fülöp to strike the kick off in the second half. István Fülöp blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alaaddin Tezeren having to make a save. RED KHAGAN's Alaaddin Tezeren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by István Fülöp in the 55th minute of play. Rick Wood charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rick Wood the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Rick Wood hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling István Fülöp in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alaaddin Tezeren prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 61 minutes into the match, RED KHAGAN's goal looked a bit too open when István Fülöp came free, but Alaaddin Tezeren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 63 played minutes, FC Henter Somosd's Géza György shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Alaaddin Tezeren came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Henter Somosd reached it. Rick Wood hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Géza György scored 2-1 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alaaddin Tezeren, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 75th minute of the match FC Henter Somosd got a corner. RED KHAGAN's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Géza György ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when István Fülöp got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 3-1. 76 minutes into the match. Alaaddin Tezeren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from István Fülöp, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Alaaddin Tezeren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from István Fülöp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Domonkos Kelemen blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alaaddin Tezeren having to make a save. 96 minutes into the match, RED KHAGAN's goal looked a bit too open when István Fülöp came free, but Alaaddin Tezeren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Henter Somosd were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of RED KHAGAN for a fine match.