U18 World League

MUHSİN YAZICIOĞLU
Spectators: 7711 (Terracing: 5785, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abdulbaki Boratay kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Bozkurt's Vatan İlenç got a free kick in the 7th minute. After 10 played minutes Lite Finare Lite Bättre got a freekick which was hit by Andy Westerberg. A collision led to Lite Finare Lite Bättre getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Mathias Bäck hit a great ball. Algot Kvick was a little too slow when Kahraman Yalım got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 15th minute. The score was now 1-0. Özbek Betim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Magnus Wallmark, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Kahraman Yalım could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Algot Kvick made a huge save. 26 minutes into the match, Bozkurt's goal looked a bit too open when Ove Hökkvist came free, but Özbek Betim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Bozkurt getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Sedat Kutcan hit a great ball. When Magnus Wallmark came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Lite Finare Lite Bättre 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 Magnus Wallmark couldn't finish the play. Özbek Betim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ove Hökkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ove Hökkvist was the one to do the kick off. Mathias Bäck kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Algot Kvick showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Günalp Rikap in the 55th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Lite Finare Lite Bättre's Sven Magnusson got a free kick in the 62nd minute. In the 71st minute, Taner Sartık hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stefan Bjursell's late challenge caught a Bozkurt's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stefan Bjursell helped the player get up and apologised. Stefan Bjursell hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. After 76 played minutes, Bozkurt's Boran Gencal shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Algot Kvick came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Bozkurt reached it. 82 minutes into the game, Ove Hökkvist cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Özbek Betim was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Özbek Betim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ove Hökkvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. The supporters of Lite Finare Lite Bättre booed when Bozkurt was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tamer Torhan didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Sven Magnusson came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Lite Finare Lite Bättre 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 Sven Magnusson couldn't finish the play. Algot Kvick made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kahraman Yalım in the 91st minute of play.