U23 World League

Mattojärvi IP
Spectators: 7476 (Terracing: 5608, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) After 2 played minutes AIF got a freekick which was hit by Kent Smefeldt. In the 6thth minute of the game Hakem Al Attar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AIF's Marek Szostak was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Golden Tigers getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Abdul Aziz Al Holey hit a great ball. Golden Tigers's Fawaz Boland got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marek Szostak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hakem Al Attar in the 15th minute of the match. 汪希瑜 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bror Skoog kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Marek Szostak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hakem Khorshed, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 32 minutes into the match, Hakem Khorshed notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of AIF's Marek Szostak. Marek Szostak was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 36 minutes, 汪希瑜 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AIF and the Golden Tigers players grew even worse after the yellow card. 汪希瑜 hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Marek Szostak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sayer Al Besher, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd minute Hakem Al Attar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marek Szostak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marek Szostak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sayer Al Besher, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. AIF's 汪希瑜 got his second yellow card of the match in the 46th minute. The referee ordered 汪希瑜 off the ground. The supporters of Golden Tigers booed when AIF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. 汪希瑜 didn't get a good kick on the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Serbülent Salim to strike the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, AIF's Marek Szostak got control of the ball when Hakem Khorshed tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marek Szostak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sayer Al Besher in the 54th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sayer Al Besher in the 54th minute of play forced AIF's goalkeeper Marek Szostak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 56 minutes into the match, AIF's goal looked a bit too open when Fawaz Boland came free, but Marek Szostak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marek Szostak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hakem Khorshed, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. When Serbülent Salim came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the AIF fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Serbülent Salim couldn't finish the play. Ali Al Towatan charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ali Al Towatan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ali Al Towatan kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Hakem Al Attar who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 69thth minute tested the skills of Marek Szostak when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Dan Salqvist fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AIF's protests and gave Dan Salqvist a yellow card for diving instead. In the 73rd match minute, AIF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dan Salqvist to maneuver through the defense. Marek Szostak was a little too slow when Hakem Al Attar got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 75th minute. The score was now 1-2. In the 82nd minute Serbülent Salim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Alberto Chilavert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kent Smefeldt's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but José Alberto Chilavert read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. Serbülent Salim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Alberto Chilavert having to interfere. Marek Szostak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Basem Al Baghli in the 92nd minute of the match. Marek Szostak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sayer Al Besher in the 93rd minute of play. 94 minutes into the game, Greger Jonasson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AIF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Golden Tigers the free kick. A collision led to AIF getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Greger Jonasson hit a great ball. Marek Szostak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sayer Al Besher in the 96th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sayer Al Besher in the 96th minute of play forced AIF's goalkeeper Marek Szostak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match was over Golden Tigers could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than AIF throughout the match.