U23 World League

XL-Azrail Stadium
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hayri Sözmen took the kick off in the first half of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Hayri Sözmen kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Edgar Lustig. That made the score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. Edgar Lustig came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by XL-Azrail Team's Hayri Sözmen. But to his dismay, Hayri Sözmen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Edgar Lustig made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Şafak Akgüngör in the 13th minute of play. Sandsjöfors FF's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Şafak Akgüngör 14 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 3-0. Sandsjöfors FF's Edgar Lustig played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hayri Sözmen in the 33rd minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Sandsjöfors FF's goal looked a bit too open when Hayri Sözmen came free, but Edgar Lustig reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edgar Lustig took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hayri Sözmen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes into the match, Sandsjöfors FF's goalkeeper Edgar Lustig had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hızır Zeynelabidin. In the 42nd minute there was a penalty for Sandsjöfors FF. Mats Östlund stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Recep Talha Bircan. 3-1. Edgar Lustig was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Hayri Sözmen showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-1 in the 46 minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-1 at half-time.

After 51 minutes, Ahmet Korkut Algın mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the XL-Azrail Team and the Sandsjöfors FF players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, XL-Azrail Team's Ahmet Korkut Algın got a free kick in the 51st minute. When Hans Åkerman fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sandsjöfors FF's protests and gave Hans Åkerman a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of XL-Azrail Team booed when Sandsjöfors FF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hans Åkerman didn't get a good kick on the ball. 55 minutes into the match, Sandsjöfors FF's goal looked a bit too open when Şafak Akgüngör came free, but Edgar Lustig reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edgar Lustig took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Şafak Akgüngör, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Şafak Akgüngör received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Edgar Lustig tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 63 minutes into the match, Sandsjöfors FF's goal looked a bit too open when Hayri Sözmen came free, but Edgar Lustig reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. XL-Azrail Team's Hayri Sözmen got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hızır Zeynelabidin in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Edgar Lustig saved Sandsjöfors FF from getting behind. Edgar Lustig showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hayri Sözmen in the 66th minute of the match. After 67 minutes of play, XL-Azrail Team's Burhan Okboğa made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edgar Lustig was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Sandsjöfors FF's zone, Hayri Sözmen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edgar Lustig came out of the goal and Hayri Sözmen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hızır Zeynelabidin scored 6-1 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Edgar Lustig, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Şafak Akgüngör in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Edgar Lustig saved Sandsjöfors FF from getting behind. In the 75th minute of the match XL-Azrail Team got a corner. Sandsjöfors FF's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mert İlker ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Mert İlker got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Edgar Lustig quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind Sandsjöfors FF's goalkeeper Edgar Lustig, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 89th minute, Ahmet Korcan Özerhan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mats Östlund recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hayri Sözmen in the 94th minute of play forced Sandsjöfors FF's goalkeeper Edgar Lustig to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.