U23 World League

Rams Park
Spectators: 7668 (Terracing: 5751, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arnaldo da Fonseca kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Mirza Yazargil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leopoldo Varela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Urban Berglund, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnaldo da Fonseca in the 9th minute of play forced HORIZZONT's goalkeeper Leopoldo Varela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Di Röe getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Mattias Kjellberg hit a great ball. Di Röe's Marko Bergkvist proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Di Röe from getting a goal against them. Jan-Erik Tunström charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jan-Erik Tunström the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Di Röe getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Jan-Erik Tunström hit a great ball. In the 17th minute, Naim Gencal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Di Röe's goalkeeper Marko Bergkvist, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Leopoldo Varela came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Di Röe's Max Fristedt. But to his dismay, Max Fristedt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Di Röe's Marko Bergkvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tunç Hacıfettahoğlu in the 31st minute of play. 33 minutes into the game, Tunç Hacıfettahoğlu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. HORIZZONT's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Di Röe the free kick. The supporters of Di Röe booed when HORIZZONT was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tunç Hacıfettahoğlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Max Fristedt in the 38th minute of play forced HORIZZONT's goalkeeper Leopoldo Varela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Di Röe booed when HORIZZONT was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aytekin Sayfi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leopoldo Varela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnaldo da Fonseca, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ergincan Türköz made a kick off. The supporters of Di Röe booed when HORIZZONT was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Naim Gencal didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, HORIZZONT's Leopoldo Varela got control of the ball when Ragnar Johnsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Di Röe's Marko Bergkvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ergincan Türköz in the 57th minute of play. Marko Bergkvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Naim Gencal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 63rd play minutes Ergincan Türköz shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Marko Bergkvist and just under the crossbar into goal. Urban Berglund received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Leopoldo Varela came out and tried to block the shot, but Urban Berglund slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 72nd minute. In the 87th minute, Mirza Yazargil left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The HORIZZONT fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. When Remzi Bozlak fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored HORIZZONT's protests and gave Remzi Bozlak a yellow card for diving instead. After 90 played minutes HORIZZONT got a freekick which was hit by Remzi Bozlak. When Urban Berglund came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Di Röe 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 Urban Berglund couldn't finish the play. In the 93rd minute, Naim Gencal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Di Röe were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing HORIZZONT to leave the ground with a draw.