U23 World League

Olympia
Spectators: 8314 (Terracing: 6150, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 164) Nevşehirspor's Emilian Bâlea started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience thought a goal was coming when Måns Sandberg got free with Leonard Gregersen in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The throw-in from Aloísio Senna in the 5th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Norrlands Athen's Giorgian De Arrascaeta. Emilian Bâlea scored 0-1 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Safet Hands, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nevşehirspor's goalkeeper Leonard Gregersen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Safet Hands made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gao Xi Di in the 12th minute of play. Leonard Gregersen was out of position in the 14 minute of play, and Måns Sandberg capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Måns Sandberg really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Måns Sandberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonard Gregersen having to interfere. Emilian Bâlea took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Safet Hands. Safet Hands dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Leonard Gregersen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Huang Fei Ting, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Leonard Gregersen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Måns Sandberg in the 26th minute of the match. When Nevşehirspor's Emilian Bâlea in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Norrlands Athen's goalie prevented a goal. Leonard Gregersen made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Måns Sandberg sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Måns Sandberg got free with Leonard Gregersen in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nevşehirspor's Leonard Gregersen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Nevşehirspor from getting a goal against them. In the 38th minute, Görkem Büyükada made a precise shot to the right of Safet Hands. Norrlands Athen's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. A sloppy throw-in by Giorgian De Arrascaeta in the 46th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Nevşehirspor's Cankut Koytak.

Leonard Gregersen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Lebron, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Måns Sandberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leonard Gregersen was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Emilian Bâlea could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Safet Hands made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emilian Bâlea got free with Safet Hands in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 63 minutes into the match, Emilian Bâlea notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Norrlands Athen's Safet Hands. Safet Hands was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nevşehirspor made a substitution. Ahmet Paşa replaced Görkem Büyükada. In the 76th minute of the game Stig-Arne Deckberg made a throw-in which Huang Fei Ting played forward. Calle Bergfelt scored 2-4 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leonard Gregersen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Safet Hands made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Raşit Güleç sent off a good shot on target. After 82 minutes Norrlands Athen's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Emre Mor who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Norrlands Athen's goalie and right to Ahmet Paşa. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Norrlands Athen's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 90th minute Juan Lebron shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonard Gregersen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Norrlands Athen's defense didn't have a chance, in the 94th minute, when Ahmet Paşa scored to the left of an out of position Safet Hands, making the score, 2-5. The Nevşehirspor players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.