U23 World League

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 7993 (Terracing: 5996, Seating: 1838, VIP seats: 159) 4 minutes into the match, 1930 Bafraspor's goalkeeper Qin Sen Chen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Albert Einstein. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robin Hood in the 6th minute of play forced Espen Steelers's goalkeeper Nikola Portner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nikola Portner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saip Sezgen, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Qin Sen Chen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salomone Weber, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Henri Schwersenz made in the 16th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Fabian Schär. Osman Gulson hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Qin Sen Chen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salomone Weber, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 28th minute Erdal Tamkoç shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikola Portner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, 1930 Bafraspor's goal looked a bit too open when Andy Schmid came free, but Qin Sen Chen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Erdal Tamkoç recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 33 minutes into the match, 1930 Bafraspor's goalkeeper Qin Sen Chen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andy Schmid. Nikola Portner didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Erdal Tamkoç went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. A collision led to 1930 Bafraspor getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Haldun Şömel hit a great ball. A collision led to 1930 Bafraspor getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Robin Hood hit a great ball. After 44 minutes, Robin Hood mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 1930 Bafraspor and the Espen Steelers players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Espen Steelers booed when 1930 Bafraspor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. İlker Aytekin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Qin Sen Chen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andy Schmid, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. After 53 played minutes 1930 Bafraspor got a freekick which was hit by Osman Gulson. The throw-in from Henri Schwersenz in the 55th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by 1930 Bafraspor's Abdulkerim Bardakçı. 56 minutes into the match, Espen Steelers's goalkeeper Nikola Portner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Erdal Tamkoç. A collision led to 1930 Bafraspor getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Osman Gulson hit a great ball. In the 59th minute Fabian Schär shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qin Sen Chen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 61 minutes into the match, Espen Steelers's goalkeeper Nikola Portner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Erdal Tamkoç. Espen Steelers made a substitution. Andres Ambühl replaced Fabian Schär. 1930 Bafraspor's Bebeto Sarmento was substituted for Robin Hood. In the 64th minute of the match 1930 Bafraspor got a corner. Espen Steelers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. George Popescu ran over to the corner to take the kick. After a rather tough play, Espen Steelers's Andy Schmid got a free kick in the 67th minute. 1930 Bafraspor's Rahman Kabadayı was substituted for Saip Sezgen. 1930 Bafraspor's Abdi Mehmet Özyuva was substituted for Abdulkerim Bardakçı. Espen Steelers's Berthold Boller was substituted for Hassan Widmer. 1930 Bafraspor's Qin Sen Chen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Salomone Weber in the 70th minute of play. The throw-in from Christian Witzig in the 79th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by 1930 Bafraspor's Abdi Mehmet Özyuva. The audience was convinced that Erdal Tamkoç's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nikola Portner was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Espen Steelers's Giancarlo Weissmuller got a free kick in the 88th minute.