U21 World League

LOI-Arena
Spectators: 8038 (Terracing: 6029, Seating: 1849, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tarık Sehhar started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Ali Kaan Saban hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, LOI's Kaan Yağın got a free kick in the 5th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lei Yan Zhan in the 8th minute of play forced LOI's goalkeeper Johannes Sobeck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lei Yan Zhan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Johannes Sobeck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lei Yan Zhan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes into the match, LOI's goal looked a bit too open when Lei Yan Zhan came free, but Johannes Sobeck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lei Yan Zhan got in the 19th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Johannes Sobeck handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. The Los Gallos fans' excitement grew in the 19th match minute when Los Gallos's Lei Yan Zhan looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Anacleto Horado stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rickard Thidén's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. With his leg Anacleto Horado managed to avoid a goal in the 29thth minute, when LOI's Tarık Sehhar fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Johannes Sobeck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vladimiro Jerold in the 32nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the LOI defense, Vladimiro Jerold kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Johannes Sobeck. The LOI fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Johannes Sobeck should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Berker Özgunay managed to get in a good position for a shot. LOI's supporters rose to their feet, but Berker Özgunay was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anacleto Horado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vladimiro Jerold stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in LOI's zone, Vladimiro Jerold stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Johannes Sobeck came out of the goal and Vladimiro Jerold tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. LOI's Johannes Sobeck proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save LOI from getting a goal against them. Johannes Sobeck made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Lei Yan Zhan sent off a good shot on target. Johannes Sobeck stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lei Yan Zhan's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. Rickard Thidén received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Anacleto Horado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 75 minutes into the game, Lei Yan Zhan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Los Gallos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave LOI the free kick. Lei Yan Zhan hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tarık Sehhar in the 78th minute of play forced Los Gallos's goalkeeper Anacleto Horado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lei Yan Zhan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Johannes Sobeck having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Atahan Doğanlar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anacleto Horado was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. The supporters of LOI booed when Los Gallos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Muni Cero didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tarık Sehhar in the 87th minute of play forced Los Gallos's goalkeeper Anacleto Horado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to LOI getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Kaan Yağın hit a great ball. Chants of Los Gallos echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as LOI had held the ball for most of the match.