U18 World League

Agunnaryd
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rudolf Mattsson took the kick off in the first half of the match. Agunnaryd IK's Eskil Albäck got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hüsrev Can didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 6th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. istanbulls's Hüsrev Can played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eskil Albäck in the 11th minute of play. A collision led to istanbulls getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Işık Şerhenk hit a great ball. Orvar Hansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zikri Öğün, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Işık Şerhenk hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. istanbulls's Hüsrev Can played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Georg Billberg in the 19th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Battal Cüneyt Zahir managed to get in a good position for a shot. istanbulls's supporters rose to their feet, but Battal Cüneyt Zahir was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Orvar Hansson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Orvar Hansson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zikri Öğün in the 23rd minute of play. After 27 played minutes istanbulls got a freekick which was hit by Işık Şerhenk. Georg Billberg received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Hüsrev Can came out and tried to block the shot, but Georg Billberg slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 28th minute. In the 32nd minute, Georg Billberg fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Hüsrev Can, passed just outside the right post. Zikri Öğün fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Orvar Hansson having to interfere. Dilaver Ergazi hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Orvar Hansson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zikri Öğün's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. 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.

54 minutes into the game, istanbulls's Zikri Öğün nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Orvar Hansson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Orvar Hansson was a little too slow when Zikri Öğün got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 59th minute. The score was now 2-3. 66 minutes into the match, Agunnaryd IK's goalkeeper Orvar Hansson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Battal Cüneyt Zahir. In the 74th minute, Saruhan Eker 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. Orvar Hansson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Battal Cüneyt Zahir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zikri Öğün who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 83rdth minute tested the skills of Orvar Hansson when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 84th minute, Zikri Öğün 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. Orvar Hansson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ceyhun Koyas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A hard shot 91 in the game by Zikri Öğün from a close distance when the talented Orvar Hansson managed to make a qualified save. Agunnaryd IK's players were relieved. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zikri Öğün got free with Orvar Hansson in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zikri Öğün in the 96th minute of play forced Agunnaryd IK's goalkeeper Orvar Hansson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Agunnaryd IK supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching istanbulls's performance. The match ended with a win for istanbulls.