U23 World League

Buldan
Spectators: 6826 (Terracing: 5675, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 151) MAFFIAN's Jean-Claude Van Damme started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, Real Trabzon Sk's Orhan Veli Tankut got a free kick in the 4th minute. 4 minutes into the match, MAFFIAN's Sylvester Stallone sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Görkem Büyükada narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 9 minutes into the game, Zekeriya Özbekkan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Real Trabzon Sk's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MAFFIAN the free kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zekeriya Özbekkan got free with Kjell-Arne Hultman in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 23rd minute, Christer Wassenius hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 강 편 kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. In the 25th minute of the match Sylvester Stallone sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Görkem Büyükada skillfully saved the ball. 32 minutes into the match, MAFFIAN's goal looked a bit too open when Sinan Ateş came free, but Kjell-Arne Hultman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 34 minutes into the game, Real Trabzon Sk's Eddie Murphy nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kjell-Arne Hultman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eddie Murphy was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to MAFFIAN getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Christer Wassenius hit a great ball. Sinan Ateş struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Kjell-Arne Hultman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Real Trabzon Sk. Kjell-Arne Hultman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sinan Ateş, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. A collision led to Real Trabzon Sk getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Enis Şahbaz hit a great ball. MAFFIAN's Michael Klack was substituted for Jörn Gustafsson. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Sylvester Stallone managed to get in a good position for a shot. MAFFIAN's supporters rose to their feet, but Sylvester Stallone was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Görkem Büyükada breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Görkem Büyükada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jean-Claude Van Damme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Görkem Büyükada made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Arnold Schwarzenegger sent off a good shot on target. Kjell-Arne Hultman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zekeriya Özbekkan in the 69th minute of play. In the 70th minute of the match Real Trabzon Sk got a corner. MAFFIAN's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sinan Ateş ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Real Trabzon Sk's corner Sinan Ateş fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Kjell-Arne Hultman quite easily take care of the ball. Kjell-Arne Hultman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zekeriya Özbekkan, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. In the 78th minute Sinan Ateş shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kjell-Arne Hultman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th minute, Zekeriya Özbekkan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Carl Berglund in the 81st minute really tested Görkem Büyükada's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 94th minute, Jim Nilsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.