U21 World League

Älta Stadion
Spectators: 7900 (Terracing: 5925, Seating: 1817, VIP seats: 158) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fan Nan Hong took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 9th play minute Fan Nan Hong came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Uğuralp Vasfi. 1-0. In the 12th minute Robert Collen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Trulsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 15 minutes Älta BK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gündüz Engiay who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Gündüz Engiay got away a dangerous shot. Despite this David Trulsson quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Uğuralp Vasfi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fan Nan Hong in the 17th minute. Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Uğuralp Vasfi having to make a save. Uğuralp Vasfi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Uğuralp Vasfi was out of position in the 20 minute of play, and Fan Nan Hong capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fan Nan Hong really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. KOO Tigers's Uğuralp Vasfi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fan Nan Hong in the 25th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink in the 26th minute of play forced KOO Tigers's goalkeeper Uğuralp Vasfi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fan Nan Hong got free with Uğuralp Vasfi in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, KOO Tigers's Uğuralp Vasfi got control of the ball when Fan Nan Hong tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of KOO Tigers booed when Älta BK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henning Gulliksson didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when John de Jong got free with Uğuralp Vasfi in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 43rd minute, Nicklas Blom hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 44th match minute, KOO Tigers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emin Bayram to maneuver through the defense. 46 minutes into the match, KOO Tigers's goalkeeper Uğuralp Vasfi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fan Nan Hong. After a rather tough play, KOO Tigers's Roberto-Carlos Björklund got a free kick in the 47th minute. After a rather tough play, KOO Tigers's Roberto-Carlos Björklund got a free kick in the 48th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Xiao Yu Chao stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Uğuralp Vasfi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink in the 55th minute of the match. In the 57thth minute of the game Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but KOO Tigers's Uğuralp Vasfi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, KOO Tigers's Alfonso Cordario got a free kick in the 60th minute. Robert Collen in the 72ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of David Trulsson, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Älta BK's David Trulsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Collen in the 73rd minute of play. Älta BK's Alfons Gregersson was substituted for Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink. Uğuralp Vasfi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marko Alströmmer in the 78th minute of the match. After some careless play in the KOO Tigers defense, Alfons Gregersson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Uğuralp Vasfi. The KOO Tigers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Uğuralp Vasfi should have stopped the shot. The throw-in from Ernest Faber in the 82nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by KOO Tigers's Alfonso Cordario. Älta BK's defense didn't have a chance, in the 82nd minute, when Robert Collen scored to the left of an out of position David Trulsson, making the score, 3-1. In the 86th minute of the match, Xiao Yu Chao tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but David Trulsson saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The throw-in from Ernest Faber in the 87th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by KOO Tigers's Roberto-Carlos Björklund. Uğuralp Vasfi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfons Gregersson in the 89th minute of play. Älta BK were awarded a corner in the 90th minute after KOO Tigers's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. John de Jong took the corner. A collision led to Älta BK getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Ernest Faber hit a great ball. Marko Alströmmer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Uğuralp Vasfi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Älta BK walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.