U23 World League

▐►◄Ottoman Empire►◄▌
Spectators: 7706 (Terracing: 5781, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Conny Vesterberg started the match with the kick off. Rank 1's Marcus Hagström proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Rank 1 from getting a goal against them. Berkin Tonguç's late challenge caught a Rank 1's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Berkin Tonguç helped the player get up and apologised. 10 minutes into the match, Conny Vesterberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Günalp Bülbül. ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Conny Vesterberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 13 played minutes Rank 1 got a freekick which was hit by Mustafa Anıl Kayansel. After a rather tough play, ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s Şakir Şinas got a free kick in the 14th minute. Günalp Bülbül took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fredric Åhman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dick Lindgren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Günalp Bülbül tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Fredric Åhman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabiano Antonini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Günalp Bülbül tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 29 minutes of play, Rank 1's Fabiano Antonini made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Günalp Bülbül was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dick Lindgren might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Günalp Bülbül. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dick Lindgren ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 34th match minute, Rank 1 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dick Lindgren to maneuver through the defense. Günalp Bülbül took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fredric Åhman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rank 1's Conny Vesterberg got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Günalp Bülbül made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dick Lindgren in the 41st minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ahmet Ömür Sarvan made a kick off. The supporters of Rank 1 booed when ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmet İlke Kökşin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Günalp Bülbül was out of position in the 59 minute of play, and Fabiano Antonini capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fabiano Antonini really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s Günalp Bülbül proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™ from getting a goal against them. In the 65th minute Emirhan Polat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Hagström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Günalp Bülbül made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fabiano Antonini in the 67th minute. Fredric Åhman's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 68thth minute, Günalp Bülbül skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 69th match minute, ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet İlke Kökşin to maneuver through the defense. Fabiano Antonini came free with the goalkeeper in the 72nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Günalp Bülbül could save by the left post. Emirhan Polat hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. 78 minutes into the match, ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s goal looked a bit too open when Conny Vesterberg came free, but Günalp Bülbül reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 80 minutes into the match, ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s goalkeeper Günalp Bülbül had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dick Lindgren. Atalan Hüsrev's late challenge caught a Rank 1's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Atalan Hüsrev helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Rank 1 booed when ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Atalan Hüsrev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Günalp Bülbül didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Rank 1's Conny Vesterberg shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-6 in the ordered_time% minute. After 84 minutes, Östen Unesson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rank 1 and the ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Rank 1 getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Östen Unesson hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Conny Vesterberg took a quick shot and it went in 0-7 without a chance for Günalp Bülbül to make any attempt to save it. 91 minutes into the match, ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s goalkeeper Günalp Bülbül had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Conny Vesterberg. ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s Günalp Bülbül proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™ from getting a goal against them. Conny Vesterberg blasted a shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Günalp Bülbül having to make a save. Rank 1's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.