U23 World League

Estadio Hacha y Tiza
Spectators: 7761 (Terracing: 5825, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fredrik Molland started the match with the kick off. Akşemseddin Taran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fredrik Molland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Akşemseddin Taran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fredrik Molland in the 5th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the match, Suleskard's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Lekubegi came free, but Rodrigo Huilipan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th minute Fredrik Molland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Akşemseddin Taran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Akşemseddin Taran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Durmuş Öner, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. When the match had gone on for 12 minutes, Durmuş Öner put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Akşemseddin Taran. Rodrigo Huilipan made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Dante Rafe sent off a good shot on target. In the 21st minute, Kjetil Gunnarsen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tytus Jaszcz kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Rodrigo Huilipan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Lekubegi in the 23rd minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 27 minutes, Rodrigo Huilipan successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Akşemseddin Taran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Durmuş Öner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Akşemseddin Taran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Arce in the 35th minute of the match. 41 minutes into the game, Kenneth Rognerud was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Suleskard's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Metapalo FC the free kick. Kenneth Rognerud hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Akşemseddin Taran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jarle Westby, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Akşemseddin Taran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fredrik Molland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dante Rafe made a kick off. Akşemseddin Taran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Durmuş Öner in the 53rd minute of the match. Akşemseddin Taran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fredrik Molland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Akşemseddin Taran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fredrik Molland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 58 minutes into the match, Metapalo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fredrik Molland came free, but Akşemseddin Taran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Metapalo FC's Akşemseddin Taran proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Metapalo FC from getting a goal against them. In the 63rd minute, Leif Broman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fredrik Molland received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Akşemseddin Taran came out and tried to block the shot, but Fredrik Molland slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 66th minute. In the 69th minute Fredrik Molland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Akşemseddin Taran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fredrik Molland's late challenge caught a Metapalo FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fredrik Molland helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Metapalo FC booed when Suleskard was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fredrik Molland didn't get a good kick on the ball. Metapalo FC's Akşemseddin Taran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fredrik Molland in the 72nd minute of play. Suleskard's Rodrigo Huilipan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dante Rafe in the 74th minute of play. In the 82nd minute Christian Lekubegi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Huilipan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Akşemseddin Taran made an important save on a dangerous shot by Durmuş Öner in the 83rd minute. Akşemseddin Taran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fredrik Molland in the 85th minute of the match. When Suleskard's Fredrik Molland, in the 85th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Suleskard. After some careless play in the Suleskard defense, Dante Rafe kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rodrigo Huilipan. The Suleskard fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rodrigo Huilipan should have stopped the shot. Akşemseddin Taran made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Jarle Westby sent off a good shot on target. The Suleskard supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Suleskard would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.