U21 World League

Kickerz Stadium
Spectators: 7451 (Terracing: 5590, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dinko Felicetti made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albérico Cortez in the 5th minute of play forced FC Kickerz's goalkeeper Urban Skark to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. STARS TEAM's Atilla Kağan Nevzat got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Urban Skark showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Akın Dalan, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. FC Kickerz's Urban Skark played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Atilla Kağan Nevzat in the 15th minute of play. Urban Skark came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by STARS TEAM's Atilla Kağan Nevzat. But to his dismay, Atilla Kağan Nevzat quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. FC Kickerz's Urban Skark played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Akın Dalan in the 19th minute of play. A collision led to FC Kickerz getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Brian Linberg hit a great ball. 22 minutes into the match, Akın Dalan notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of FC Kickerz's Urban Skark. Urban Skark was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 24 minutes into the match, FC Kickerz's goal looked a bit too open when Atilla Kağan Nevzat came free, but Urban Skark reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Brian Linberg fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Kickerz's protests and gave Brian Linberg a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to FC Kickerz getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Brian Linberg hit a great ball. Urban Skark took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Muharrem Bektaş, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute, Albérico Cortez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Urban Skark was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. In the 33rd minute, Akın Dalan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The STARS TEAM fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. In the 36th match minute, FC Kickerz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elliott Björk to maneuver through the defense. In the 37th minute, Anıl Berk Akgüneş 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Atilla Kağan Nevzat in the 41st minute of play forced FC Kickerz's goalkeeper Urban Skark to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Urban Skark showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albérico Cortez, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Urban Skark made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Muharrem Bektaş in the 45th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Albérico Cortez was the one to do the kick off. Brian Linberg kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Atilla Kağan Nevzat in the 58th minute of play forced FC Kickerz's goalkeeper Urban Skark to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 61 minutes, Anıl Berk Akgüneş mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the STARS TEAM and the FC Kickerz players grew even worse after the yellow card. Anıl Berk Akgüneş hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute of the match Elliott Björk shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Veli Özbek showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 63 minutes into the game, Albérico Cortez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Urban Skark was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 68 minutes into the match, FC Kickerz's goalkeeper Urban Skark had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Akın Dalan. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Necip Uysal during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to STARS TEAM getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Necip Uysal hit a great ball. Veli Özbek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dinko Felicetti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Veli Özbek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dinko Felicetti, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Albérico Cortez during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Albérico Cortez kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. In the 81st minute of the match, Akın Dalan got a very nice opportunity to score, but Urban Skark was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Urban Skark made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albérico Cortez in the 86th minute of play. Urban Skark was out of position in the 86 minute of play, and Albérico Cortez capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Albérico Cortez really showed his touch with that goal: 0-7. After 90 minutes of play, STARS TEAM's Albérico Cortez made it 0-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Urban Skark was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Akın Dalan got free with Urban Skark in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. STARS TEAM played a much better game than FC Kickerz and deserved their victory. The FC Kickerz players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.