U23 World League

Anfield Road
Spectators: 7972 (Terracing: 5980, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) An unexpectedly hard shot by Nafiz Hafızoğlu in the 6th minute of play forced Pihl United's goalkeeper Gustav Wallengren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™'s Abdulbaki Veli quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Helge Sander, made in the 9th minute of the game. Abdulmelik Kutlubay kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Feyyaz Tozan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentin Beckeman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 15 minutes into the match, Valentin Beckeman dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Feyyaz Tozan, 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Zafer Teoman managed to get in a good position for a shot. TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™'s supporters rose to their feet, but Zafer Teoman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gustav Wallengren breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ahmet İlke Develi kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Feyyaz Tozan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Beckeman in the 26th minute of play. Nafiz Hafızoğlu took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gustav Wallengren. Gustav Wallengren 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. 34 minutes into the match, TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™'s Nafiz Hafızoğlu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gustav Wallengren narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Nafiz Hafızoğlu came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™ 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 Nafiz Hafızoğlu couldn't finish the play. Helge Sander made in the 40th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Martin Hedlund immediately put the ball in play. Cláudio das Neves made in the 44th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™'s Ahmet İlke Develi. With a little luck, TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™'s Feyyaz Tozan got control of the ball when Valentin Beckeman tried to sneak it across the goal line. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nafiz Hafızoğlu was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™'s goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Beckeman came free, but Feyyaz Tozan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 54 minutes into the match, Valentin Beckeman notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™'s Feyyaz Tozan. Feyyaz Tozan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Nafiz Hafızoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 58 minutes, Enrique Ferreira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pihl United and the TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 58 played minutes Pihl United got a freekick which was hit by Enrique Ferreira. Gökberk Tansu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gustav Wallengren having to interfere. TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™'s attentive Saul Goodman managed to snatch the ball when Cláudio das Neves made a throw-in in the 61st minute of the game. A collision led to TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™ getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Ahmet Arif Polatalp hit a great ball. 68 minutes into the match, TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™'s goal looked a bit too open when Martin Hedlund came free, but Feyyaz Tozan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Nafiz Hafızoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gustav Wallengren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nafiz Hafızoğlu in the 75th minute of the match. 76 minutes into the game, TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™'s Gökberk Tansu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gustav Wallengren made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4. Feyyaz Tozan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enrique Ferreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pihl United's Anderson Leal got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Saul Goodman hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Feyyaz Tozan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anderson Leal in the 93rd minute of play. Feyyaz Tozan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enrique Ferreira in the 95th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. TC☆ Keskin Nişancı™ walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.