U23 World League

ESPİYESPOR
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Hisingstads BK's Conny Lennartsson started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, ESPİYESPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Conny Lennartsson came free, but Nejat Ersavaş reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ted Forsman in the 5th minute of play forced ESPİYESPOR's goalkeeper Nejat Ersavaş to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ESPİYESPOR's Nejat Ersavaş played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulf Drake in the 7th minute of play. Nejat Ersavaş made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ted Forsman in the 9th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, Ted Forsman notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of ESPİYESPOR's Nejat Ersavaş. Nejat Ersavaş was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nejat Ersavaş showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ted Forsman in the 20th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the game, one of ESPİYESPOR:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After a long run with the ball, Conny Lennartsson did a trick in the 29th minute in front of ESPİYESPOR's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 0-3. An impressive performance by Hisingstads BK's Conny Lennartsson! Hisingstads BK's Bo Kilstedt proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Hisingstads BK from getting a goal against them. Hisingstads BK's Bo Kilstedt proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Hisingstads BK from getting a goal against them. 39 minutes into the match, ESPİYESPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Nicklas Skark came free, but Nejat Ersavaş reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, Ted Forsman notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of ESPİYESPOR's Nejat Ersavaş. Nejat Ersavaş was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 45 minutes of play, Hisingstads BK's Ted Forsman made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nejat Ersavaş was left in no man's land by his defense there! Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dündar Yağın was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roger Björkkvist got free with Nejat Ersavaş in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ted Forsman in the 56th minute of play forced ESPİYESPOR's goalkeeper Nejat Ersavaş to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dündar Yağın struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Bo Kilstedt didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ESPİYESPOR. 66 minutes into the game, Ted Forsman recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Nejat Ersavaş. Ted Forsman showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-6. When Kenny Karlberg fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hisingstads BK's protests and gave Kenny Karlberg a yellow card for diving instead. In the 71st minute of the match Dündar Yağın shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bo Kilstedt showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 73rd minute of the match, Conny Lennartsson got a very nice opportunity to score, but Nejat Ersavaş was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Nejat Ersavaş showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ted Forsman in the 75th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, ESPİYESPOR's Şemsettin İlkutay got a free kick in the 76th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Hisingstads BK's Nicklas Skark slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Nejat Ersavaş. That made the score 0-8 after 93 minutes of play. Hisingstads BK played a much better game than ESPİYESPOR and deserved their victory. The ESPİYESPOR players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.