U23 World League

HANZA GOLENIÓW
Spectators: 7518 (Terracing: 5639, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) Öztürk Umuralp made the kick off and thus started the match. When Arif Ozan Gökdoğan came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Gothic Souls fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Arif Ozan Gökdoğan couldn't finish the play. After 18 played minutes Gothic Souls got a freekick which was hit by Xabi Alonso. Menderes Hikmet made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Feng Yun Ting sent off a good shot on target. 20 minutes into the match, Gothic Souls's goalkeeper Menderes Hikmet had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Feng Yun Ting. Öztürk Umuralp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bogdan Nigbor having to interfere. The throw-in from Lech Lamczyk in the 31st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Gothic Souls's Xabi Alonso. 34 minutes into the game, Lech Lamczyk threw the ball into play from the sideline. Gothic Souls's Xabi Alonso quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Öztürk Umuralp struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Bogdan Nigbor didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gothic Souls. Bogdan Nigbor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Öztürk Umuralp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teobald Soszka's late challenge caught a Gothic Souls's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Teobald Soszka helped the player get up and apologised.

The wind increased when Konrad Olender made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Öztürk Umuralp in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bogdan Nigbor prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Bogdan Nigbor didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arif Ozan Gökdoğan went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. KS HANZA Goleniów's Roch Pietrowski was substituted for Roch Skorny. Öztürk Umuralp was extremely unlucky when he, in the 72nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. A well placed Arif Ozan Gökdoğan short distance shot in the 73rd minute ended with a hard ball which without a chance for the goalkeeper went staright up into the goalkeepers left cross. 78 minutes into the match, Xabi Alonso notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of KS HANZA Goleniów's Bogdan Nigbor. Bogdan Nigbor was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Gothic Souls fans' excitement grew in the 81st match minute when Gothic Souls's Öztürk Umuralp looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-6 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Öztürk Umuralp in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bogdan Nigbor prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Gothic Souls's Bahadır Yastıkcığlu got a free kick in the 85th minute. In the 87th minute of the match Remigiusz Frenzel shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Menderes Hikmet showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With his leg Bogdan Nigbor managed to avoid a goal in the 90thth minute, when Gothic Souls's Öztürk Umuralp fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a rather tough play, Gothic Souls's Aydın Secaat got a free kick in the 92nd minute. A collision led to KS HANZA Goleniów getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Benedykt Ligas hit a great ball. The Gothic Souls supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Gothic Souls would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.