U23 World League

Lions Arena
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Arif Buğra Onursu kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. After 5 played minutes, Pauliström's Michael Wikander shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cengiz Bozbey 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 Pauliström reached it. After a rather tough play, Pauliström's Arne Tham got a free kick in the 8th minute. 11 minutes into the match, Lions Of Turks's goal looked a bit too open when Robin Nordström came free, but Cengiz Bozbey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lions Of Turks's attentive Cabbar Özkan managed to snatch the ball when Arne Tham made a throw-in in the 13th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Pauliström's zone, Namık Hafız stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Malcolm Wall came out of the goal and Namık Hafız tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cengiz Bozbey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fredrik Karlsson in the 23rd minute of play. A collision led to Pauliström getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Arman Skog hit a great ball. 28 minutes into the match, Pauliström's goalkeeper Malcolm Wall had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Namık Hafız. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pauliström's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Çetin Özdoru was slow to take the kick. During this time Lions Of Turks's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Gunnsteinn Guðbjörnsson almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Pauliström's Malcolm Wall did a great save. After having played for 32 minutes, Birger Klint managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pauliström's supporters crossed their fingers, but Birger Klint was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Namık Hafız in the 34th minute of play forced Pauliström's goalkeeper Malcolm Wall to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute, Arman Skog hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gencay Akbayrak kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match.

The wind increased when Namık Hafız made the kick off in the second half. Namık Hafız might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Malcolm Wall. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Namık Hafız ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 54th minute Namık Hafız shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Malcolm Wall saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 56th minute, 刘俊树 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 60th minute, Pauliström's Ingemar Lindblom seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ingemar Lindblom the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Pauliström protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ingemar Lindblom had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 60 minutes into the game, one of Pauliström:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Malcolm Wall made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Namık Hafız in the 65th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Namık Hafız in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Malcolm Wall saved Pauliström from getting behind. Malcolm Wall took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Namık Hafız, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 77 minutes into the match, Pauliström's goal looked a bit too open when Namık Hafız came free, but Malcolm Wall reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th minute, Fredrik Karlsson 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. A collision led to Lions Of Turks getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Gencay Akbayrak hit a great ball. Namık Hafız might have been able to make a better finish in the 84th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Malcolm Wall. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Namık Hafız ran back to his position shaking his head. Pauliström's Malcolm Wall played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Namık Hafız in the 84th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Namık Hafız in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Malcolm Wall saved Pauliström from getting behind. Namık Hafız succeeded in the game's 88th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-0. Pauliström's Malcolm Wall played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Namık Hafız in the 96th minute of play. 99 minutes into the match, Lions Of Turks's Namık Hafız sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Malcolm Wall narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lions Of Turks's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.