U18 World League

KEZ Arena
Spectators: 7448 (Terracing: 5587, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) Başaran Sancar hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arif Gaffar Özer in the 10th minute of play forced KEZ Toppfotball's goalkeeper Bjørnar Bach to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the match, KEZ Toppfotball's Rune Nordvik sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tuncay Eldem narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of LİONS PEAK booed when KEZ Toppfotball was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olav Nydal didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 17 played minutes KEZ Toppfotball got a freekick which was hit by Severin Erland. Beşir Yazar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bjørnar Bach having to make a save. The supporters of LİONS PEAK booed when KEZ Toppfotball was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Severin Erland didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th minute, Oscar Leknes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 30 minutes, Beşir Yazar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LİONS PEAK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Beşir Yazar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, KEZ Toppfotball's Severin Erland got a free kick in the 31st minute. It was beautiful to see LİONS PEAK's Beşir Yazar in action when he in the 34th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Rune Nordvik's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Tuncay Eldem firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 37th minute Arif Gaffar Özer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bjørnar Bach saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bjørnar Bach took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bülent Tayguner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 41 played minutes KEZ Toppfotball got a freekick which was hit by Stein-Roger Oksnes. Beşir Yazar took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 41st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bjørnar Bach. KEZ Toppfotball's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 43 minutes into the game, LİONS PEAK's Beşir Yazar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bjørnar Bach made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Arif Gaffar Özer made the kick off in the second half. Stian Brenden took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tuncay Eldem. Tuncay Eldem dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in LİONS PEAK's zone, Rune Nordvik stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tuncay Eldem came out of the goal and Rune Nordvik tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 64th minute Stian Brenden shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tuncay Eldem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Olav Nydal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tuncay Eldem showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stian Brenden in the 67th minute of the match. Stian Brenden sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Olav Nydal during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 75th match minute Beşir Yazar ran free in the middle of the field and shot a long shot which scored behind a totally surprised Bjørnar Bach. 1-3. Arif Gaffar Özer received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Bjørnar Bach came out and tried to block the shot, but Arif Gaffar Özer slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 81st minute. If Arif Gaffar Özer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Severin Erland took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 90th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Tuncay Eldem. LİONS PEAK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Bjørnar Bach was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ertan Onay showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-5 in the 94 minute of play. LİONS PEAK's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.