U18 World League

BELAJ-ARENA
Spectators: 7537 (Terracing: 5768, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sven-Edvin Snäll took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ekrem Arıhan hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. The supporters of BELAJ BOYS booed when AYYILDIZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hulusi Uysal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paşa Tüzel was out of position in the 14 minute of play, and Sven-Edvin Snäll capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sven-Edvin Snäll really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Gökalp Behram scored 1-1 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fredrik Norberg, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, BELAJ BOYS's Robert Wik got a free kick in the 27th minute. The supporters of AYYILDIZ booed when BELAJ BOYS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oliver Olofsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Allan Kaxe in the 32nd minute of play forced AYYILDIZ's goalkeeper Paşa Tüzel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sven-Edvin Snäll sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Kristoffer Ekegren came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the BELAJ BOYS 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 Kristoffer Ekegren couldn't finish the play. Fredrik Norberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gökalp Behram in the 42nd minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gökalp Behram to make the kick off. Hulusi Uysal hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. In the 60th match minute, BELAJ BOYS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Björn Bergström to maneuver through the defense. BELAJ BOYS's Benjamin Hammarbäck was substituted for Börje Kilberg. The supporters of AYYILDIZ booed when BELAJ BOYS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Björn Bergström didn't get a good kick on the ball. AYYILDIZ's Paşa Tüzel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sven-Edvin Snäll in the 69th minute of play. Sven-Edvin Snäll scored 2-1 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Paşa Tüzel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 73 minutes, Robert Wik mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BELAJ BOYS and the AYYILDIZ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 73rd minute, Robert Wik hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 75th match minute, BELAJ BOYS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stefan Boklund to maneuver through the defense. Paşa Tüzel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin Hammarbäck in the 78th minute of play. In the 83rd minute of the match Oliver Olofsson shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Paşa Tüzel showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After some careless play in the AYYILDIZ defense, Benjamin Hammarbäck kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Paşa Tüzel. The AYYILDIZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Paşa Tüzel should have stopped the shot. In the 87th minute Gert Springfält shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paşa Tüzel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 91st match minute, AYYILDIZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hulusi Uysal to maneuver through the defense. 92 minutes into the match, AYYILDIZ's goal looked a bit too open when Sven-Edvin Snäll came free, but Paşa Tüzel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 93 played minutes AYYILDIZ got a freekick which was hit by Hulusi Uysal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sven-Edvin Snäll in the 95th minute of play forced AYYILDIZ's goalkeeper Paşa Tüzel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.