U23 World League

Keşan Arena
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Göktan Sidam got the match started through his kick off. 8 minutes into the match, nRdLiFe's goal looked a bit too open when Edvard Lustig came free, but Abdi Aktürk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Avantgarde's goalkeeper Karl-Oskar Göransson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ahmet Ziya Tüzün. In the 12th match minute, nRdLiFe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Caner Satıkbuğra to maneuver through the defense. Borut Špiček struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Abdi Aktürk didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Avantgarde. nRdLiFe's Abdi Aktürk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sören Blanck in the 16th minute of play. Edvard Lustig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sören Blanck in the 19th minute of play forced nRdLiFe's goalkeeper Abdi Aktürk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Göktan Sidam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Avantgarde's Sören Blanck got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Egil Dahlgren managed to get in a good position for a shot. Avantgarde's supporters rose to their feet, but Egil Dahlgren was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdi Aktürk breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Abdi Aktürk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Borut Špiček in the 28th minute of the match. A collision led to Avantgarde getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Ray Saturno hit a great ball. Göktan Sidam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sören Blanck in the 33rd minute of play forced nRdLiFe's goalkeeper Abdi Aktürk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute Avantgarde were awarded a corner. Borut Špiček went to the cornerflag to take it. Borut Špiček made a great header on Avantgarde's corner, it was just that nRdLiFe's Abdi Aktürk managed to reach the ball for a save. After having played for 40 minutes, Göktan Sidam managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. nRdLiFe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Göktan Sidam was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 46 minutes into the game, Avantgarde's Borut Špiček nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Abdi Aktürk made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Borut Špiček stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice moves Egil Dahlgren could shoot a difficult shot in the 52nd minute, which Abdi Aktürk however easily saved by the left post. After 53 played minutes nRdLiFe got a freekick which was hit by Yusuf Bahadır Mukaddes. Sören Blanck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Egil Dahlgren succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-3 in the 58th playminute. Avantgarde's Karl-Oskar Göransson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebati Tüzmen in the 65th minute of play. Abdi Aktürk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Borut Špiček in the 68th minute of play. In the 71st minute of the match, Egil Dahlgren got a very nice opportunity to score, but Abdi Aktürk was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. With a little luck, nRdLiFe's Abdi Aktürk got control of the ball when Egil Dahlgren tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Avantgarde booed when nRdLiFe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yusuf Bahadır Mukaddes didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Avantgarde getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Edvard Lustig hit a great ball. If Borut Špiček had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Abdi Aktürk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Borut Špiček in the 83rd minute of play. In the 85th minute, Sören Blanck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. nRdLiFe's Abdi Aktürk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Borut Špiček in the 87th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Göktan Sidam 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. Yusuf Bahadır Mukaddes hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. In the 95th minute, Avantgarde's Edvard Lustig dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. When the final whistle sounded Avantgarde left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than nRdLiFe.