U23 World League

Anatolia Arena
Spectators: 7540 (Terracing: 5656, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bircan Tapgaç got the match started through his kick off. Fritz Bållström made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Alphan Özçevik sent off a good shot on target. Abdulkerim Sebat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Haluk Sarıcabay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Charlie Öfverman, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Fritz Bållström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdulkerim Sebat in the 11th minute of play. Macit Barkın charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Macit Barkın the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 28thth minute of the game Bircan Tapgaç who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sannegården BK's Fritz Bållström was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Bircan Tapgaç had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fritz Bållström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bircan Tapgaç, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Abdulkerim Sebats short, quick shot in the 33rdth minute got Fritz Bållström to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 36 minutes into the match, Bircan Tapgaç dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Fritz Bållström, 2-1. Sannegården BK's Fritz Bållström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdulkerim Sebat in the 39th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abdulkerim Sebat got free with Fritz Bållström in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 46 minutes into the game, Charlie Öfverman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sannegården BK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Anatolia FC the free kick. Charlie Öfverman hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nils-Emil Björkdal made a kick off. Fritz Bållström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alphan Özçevik in the 52nd minute of play. In the 53rd match minute, Sannegården BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andréas Kleen to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Sannegården BK booed when Anatolia FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ramazan Ersan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 67th minute, Abdulkerim Sebat left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Anatolia FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. In the 76th minute, Bircan Tapgaç left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Anatolia FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. Fritz Bållström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alphan Özçevik in the 79th minute of play. In the 80th minute, Alphan Özçevik 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. 83 minutes into the game, Anatolia FC's Abdulkerim Sebat nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fritz Bållström made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-1. Fritz Bållström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdulkerim Sebat, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. In the 87th minute, Alparslan Acar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Michael Blomqvist kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Fritz Bållström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdulkerim Sebat in the 95th minute of the match. Anatolia FC'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.