U21 World League

KOO Park
Spectators: 10853 (Terracing: 8153, Seating: 2500, VIP seats: 200) Älta BK's Fan Nan Hong started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, KOO Tigers's Xiao Yu Chao got a free kick in the 3rd minute. 6 minutes into the game, Roberto-Carlos Björklund threw the ball into play from the sideline. Älta BK's Ernest Faber quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. David Trulsson made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Robert Collen sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 8 minutes, Fan Nan Hong managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Älta BK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fan Nan Hong was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. KOO Tigers's attentive Alfonso Cordario managed to snatch the ball when Ernest Faber made a throw-in in the 10th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Robert Collen got free with David Trulsson in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Uğuralp Vasfi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Älta BK's Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye KOO Tigers's goalie prevented a goal. 23 minutes into the match, Älta BK's Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Uğuralp Vasfi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by John de Jong in the 25th minute of play forced KOO Tigers's goalkeeper Uğuralp Vasfi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. David Trulsson made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Robert Collen sent off a good shot on target. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Uğuralp Vasfi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. KOO Tigers's Uğuralp Vasfi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink in the 56th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Fan Nan Hong 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. KOO Tigers made a substitution. Marquinhos Filho replaced Mickey Rothwell. Älta BK's Marko Alströmmer was substituted for Fan Nan Hong. Uğuralp Vasfi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfons Gregersson in the 64th minute of the match. The throw-in from Ernest Faber in the 76th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by KOO Tigers's Gündüz Engiay. David Trulsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Collen in the 78th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Collen in the 81st minute of play forced Älta BK's goalkeeper David Trulsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. KOO Tigers's Uğuralp Vasfi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfons Gregersson in the 83rd minute of play. Uğuralp Vasfi made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Marko Alströmmer sent off a good shot on target. With an all-out effort, Älta BK's Uğuralp Vasfi threw himself towards the right post 87 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Alfons Gregersson, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. A collision led to Älta BK getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Ernest Faber hit a great ball. David Trulsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robert Collen, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. In the 94th minute Robert Collen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Trulsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 96th minute Robert Collen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Trulsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. KOO Tigers had won after a very even match.