U23 League

Lions Arena
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Johannes Sjögren started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eddie Blount in the 3rd minute of play forced Lions Of Turks's goalkeeper Emirhan İzzet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to CLUB ROSE GARDEN getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Eddie Blount hit a great ball. In the 7th minute Eddie Blount shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emirhan İzzet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lion Turk hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Fredrik Midtsjø took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 13th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Emirhan İzzet. Lions Of Turks's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 18th minute, Johannes Sjögren ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emirhan İzzet was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Johannes Sjögren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emirhan İzzet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eddie Blount, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Lions Of Turks defense, Eddie Blount kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emirhan İzzet. The Lions Of Turks fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emirhan İzzet should have stopped the shot. Emirhan İzzet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Demirhan Yalap, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute, Demirhan Yalap ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emirhan İzzet was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eddie Blount in the 43rd minute of play forced Lions Of Turks's goalkeeper Emirhan İzzet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Kenan Yıldız's late challenge caught a CLUB ROSE GARDEN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kenan Yıldız helped the player get up and apologised. Kenan Yıldız kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. After 60 minutes, Süruri Ceyhan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lions Of Turks and the CLUB ROSE GARDEN players grew even worse after the yellow card. Emirhan İzzet made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eddie Blount in the 64th minute. In the 66th minute, Fredrik Midtsjø hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of CLUB ROSE GARDEN booed when Lions Of Turks was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Numan Kadirsah didn't get a good kick on the ball. CLUB ROSE GARDEN's Adrian Kostrzewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kenan Yıldız in the 71st minute of play. Emirhan İzzet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Demirhan Yalap in the 72nd minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match, Lions Of Turks's goal looked a bit too open when Demirhan Yalap came free, but Emirhan İzzet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emirhan İzzet made an important save on a dangerous shot by Johannes Sjögren in the 73rd minute. Yakut Tengiz kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Lions Of Turks's Emirhan İzzet proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Lions Of Turks from getting a goal against them. 84 minutes into the match, Lions Of Turks's goal looked a bit too open when Eddie Blount came free, but Emirhan İzzet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. During the 84th minute of the match Kenan Yıldız completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Kenan Yıldız a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Kenan Yıldız kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Süruri Ceyhan got his second yellow card in the match during the 91st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 92nd minute, Süruri Ceyhan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match was over CLUB ROSE GARDEN could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Lions Of Turks throughout the match.