U23 World League

Sahara
Spectators: 7522 (Terracing: 5642, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Napoleon Tuliszewski started the match with the kick off. In the 6th match minute, IGloopoL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zbyszek Pisarcik to maneuver through the defense. In the 8th match minute, Sadikköy Erdoğan FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bahattin Taycan to maneuver through the defense. Abdi Saygın Birhan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Napoleon Tuliszewski in the 10th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by George Baraboi in the 13th minute of play forced Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's goalkeeper Abdi Saygın Birhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's Abdi Saygın Birhan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Sadikköy Erdoğan FK from getting a goal against them. After 17 played minutes Sadikköy Erdoğan FK got a freekick which was hit by Dave Harrison. Abdi Saygın Birhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zdzislaw Prusek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the match, IGloopoL's goal looked a bit too open when Dave Harrison came free, but Olav Pepeldzhiyski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zdzislaw Prusek's late challenge caught a Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zdzislaw Prusek helped the player get up and apologised. In the 39th match minute, IGloopoL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zdzislaw Prusek to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Napoleon Tuliszewski got free with Abdi Saygın Birhan in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Iwo Czeszyk came free with the goalkeeper in the 44th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Abdi Saygın Birhan could save by the left post. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Halil Utku Kutuner stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. IGloopoL's Ivan Iigo pulled a muscle in his back after 51 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Dave Harrison charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dave Harrison the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 53rd match minute, Sadikköy Erdoğan FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dave Harrison to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 62 minutes, Dave Harrison managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dave Harrison was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Abdi Saygın Birhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Napoleon Tuliszewski in the 81st minute of play. In the 90thth minute of the game George Baraboi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's Abdi Saygın Birhan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Abdi Saygın Birhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Napoleon Tuliszewski in the 92nd minute of the match. When the match clock showed 94 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Napoleon Tuliszewski sped through Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Abdi Saygın Birhan. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. IGloopoL had played much better football throughout.