U23 World League

CITY Stadium
Spectators: 7533 (Terracing: 5651, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bircan Tapgaç took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 minutes, Daniel Pekarík mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC DNV Bratiskava and the Anatolia FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tomáš Zednikovič showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alphan Özçevik in the 8th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alphan Özçevik in the 10th minute of play forced FC DNV Bratiskava's goalkeeper Tomáš Zednikovič to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Tibor Partil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to FC DNV Bratiskava getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Tibor Partil hit a great ball. 17 minutes into the match, Bircan Tapgaç notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of FC DNV Bratiskava's Tomáš Zednikovič. Tomáš Zednikovič was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Alparslan Acar hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. In the 21st minute, Bircan Tapgaç got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 22 minutes into the match, FC DNV Bratiskava's goal looked a bit too open when Bircan Tapgaç came free, but Tomáš Zednikovič reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomáš Zednikovič showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alphan Özçevik, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Haluk Sarıcabay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bohuš Dačev in the 26th minute of play. 0-2 became the score in the 27th minute when Alphan Özçevik elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Tomáš Zednikovič took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bircan Tapgaç, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomáš Zednikovič made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bircan Tapgaç in the 31st minute of play. Tibor Partil kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, FC DNV Bratiskava's Adam Husák got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Tomáš Zednikovič showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bircan Tapgaç in the 38th minute of the match. FC DNV Bratiskava's Tomáš Zednikovič played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alphan Özçevik in the 40th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Tibor Partil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tibor Partil's late challenge caught a Anatolia FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tibor Partil helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to FC DNV Bratiskava getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Tibor Partil hit a great ball. FC DNV Bratiskava's Tomáš Zednikovič played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alphan Özçevik in the 45th minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, Bircan Tapgaç had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tomáš Zednikovič. FC DNV Bratiskava's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bircan Tapgaç was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bohuš Dačev to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bircan Tapgaç in the 54th minute of play forced FC DNV Bratiskava's goalkeeper Tomáš Zednikovič to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th minute Abdulkerim Sebat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomáš Zednikovič saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abdulkerim Sebat in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tomáš Zednikovič saved FC DNV Bratiskava from getting behind. When FC DNV Bratiskava's Bohuš Dačev in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Anatolia FC's goalie prevented a goal. Tomáš Zednikovič showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bircan Tapgaç in the 67th minute of the match. FC DNV Bratiskava's Tomáš Zednikovič proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save FC DNV Bratiskava from getting a goal against them. When Tibor Partil was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 70 minutes had been played. Tibor Partil hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. 74 minutes into the match, FC DNV Bratiskava's goal looked a bit too open when Bircan Tapgaç came free, but Tomáš Zednikovič reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Alphan Özçevik managed to get in a good position for a shot. Anatolia FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alphan Özçevik was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tomáš Zednikovič breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tomáš Zednikovič made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bircan Tapgaç in the 76th minute of play. Adam Husák charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adam Husák the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 84th minute, Anatolia FC's Bircan Tapgaç dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. Tomáš Zednikovič stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abdulkerim Sebat's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. In the 93rd minute, Bohuš Dačev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in FC DNV Bratiskava's zone, Alphan Özçevik stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tomáš Zednikovič came out of the goal and Alphan Özçevik tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tomáš Zednikovič showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdulkerim Sebat in the 98th minute of the match.