U23 World League

Bahcesaray FK
Spectators: 7856 (Terracing: 5893, Seating: 1807, VIP seats: 156) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mohamed Küdüs got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute of the match, Buğra Tuğlu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Thomas Runeberg saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Thomas Runeberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Atalay Sami, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. The supporters of Predators booed when Quetzal Flyers Hammers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Algot Ahlrot didn't get a good kick on the ball. Predators's Çakır Baycan shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 6th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Thomas Runeberg but with some difficulty. Marcel Freitas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Thomas Runeberg made a huge save. Marcel Freitas 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 Thomas Runeberg 14 minutes into the match. Predators's Uchenna Panter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Callum Marshall in the 18th minute of play. Thomas Runeberg made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Marcel Freitas sent off a good shot on target. Thomas Runeberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Çakır Baycan, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Thomas Runeberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Çakır Baycan in the 22nd minute of the match. Thomas Runeberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Çakır Baycan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Predators's Uchenna Panter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Callum Marshall in the 23rd minute of play. Callum Marshall sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Uchenna Panter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Callum Marshall, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. The audience held their breath when Çakır Baycan in the 32nd minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Thomas Runeberg's left hand side. If Callum Marshall had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thomas Runeberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Çakır Baycan in the 35th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marcel Freitas made a kick off. Quetzal Flyers Hammers's Thomas Runeberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcel Freitas in the 52nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Atalay Sami in the 55th minute of play forced Quetzal Flyers Hammers's goalkeeper Thomas Runeberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thomas Runeberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Atalay Sami, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Atalay Sami in the 59th minute of play forced Quetzal Flyers Hammers's goalkeeper Thomas Runeberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thomas Runeberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcel Freitas in the 60th minute of play. If Mohamed Küdüs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 64 minutes into the game, Predators's Çakır Baycan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Thomas Runeberg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. After some careless play in the Predators defense, Johnny Stigsson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Uchenna Panter. The Predators fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Uchenna Panter should have stopped the shot. 69 minutes into the game, Sean Moore was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Quetzal Flyers Hammers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Predators the free kick. Predators made a substitution. Pavel Nedvěd replaced Çakır Baycan. After 71 played minutes Quetzal Flyers Hammers got a freekick which was hit by Sean Moore. In the 74th minute Atalay Sami shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Runeberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Predators's Atalay Sami got a free kick in the 74th minute. After 77 played minutes Quetzal Flyers Hammers got a freekick which was hit by Gideon Kodu. Thomas Runeberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Atalay Sami, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. 83 minutes into the match, Quetzal Flyers Hammers's goal looked a bit too open when Atalay Sami came free, but Thomas Runeberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Quetzal Flyers Hammers's Thomas Runeberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Atalay Sami in the 84th minute of play. Alexander Biörnberg hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Quetzal Flyers Hammers's Thomas Runeberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pavel Nedvěd in the 86th minute of play. In the 89th minute, Pavel Nedvěd left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Predators fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Predators's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.