U23 World League

Hollywood Bowl
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Helmut Berrisch kicked off to start the match. Jan Schulz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fadıl Muhammed, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. Ömür Sağanalp charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ömür Sağanalp the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 10th minute Helmut Berrisch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yağızalp Akhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Helmut Berrisch in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yağızalp Akhan saved North Port UTD from getting behind. Ömür Sağanalp recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Benjamin Koppers kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. FC Hollywood's Jan Schulz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vatan Akil in the 18th minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC Hollywood's Sascha Rothschild got a free kick in the 19th minute. The supporters of North Port UTD booed when FC Hollywood was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan Hermann didn't get a good kick on the ball. Helmut Berrisch didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-0 via right post in the game's 22nd minute. FC Hollywood's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! Herbert Schröder received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Yağızalp Akhan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 26 played minutes FC Hollywood got a freekick which was hit by Helmut Berrisch. Jan Schulz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ömür Sağanalp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of North Port UTD booed when FC Hollywood was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sven-Christian Ulrich didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jan Schulz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vatan Akil in the 35th minute of play. Cuma Revis kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Sven-Christian Ulrich who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 42ndth minute tested the skills of Yağızalp Akhan when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Jan Hermann fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Hollywood's protests and gave Jan Hermann a yellow card for diving instead. Jan Hermann kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. After 44 played minutes, North Port UTD's Deniz Hasanbeyli shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jan Schulz came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in North Port UTD reached it. Helmut Berrisch could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Yağızalp Akhan made a huge save. After 46 played minutes Helmut Berrisch rounded North Port UTD's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vatan Akil made a kick off. Yağızalp Akhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hannes Welser in the 58th minute of the match. Jan Schulz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vatan Akil in the 63rd minute. Cuma Revis kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Yağızalp Akhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven-Christian Ulrich in the 70th minute of the match. Jan Schulz was a little too slow when Ömür Sağanalp got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 78th minute. The score was now 2-1. After a rather tough play, North Port UTD's Deniz Hasanbeyli got a free kick in the 85th minute. Yağızalp Akhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Helmut Berrisch, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Herbert Schröder kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Yağızalp Akhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Helmut Berrisch in the 95th minute of the match. FC Hollywood's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.