U21 World League

Safranbolu Atatürk
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edward Verbeek started the match with the kick off. Müjdat Egelioğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Verbeek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 7 minutes into the match, Oğuz Cângea dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Cobus Hemmen, 1-0. Rudi Hateboer scored 1-1 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Müjdat Egelioğlu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lemel SV's Tonny Sneijder got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 24 minutes into the game, Cem Adrian was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Jonathan Livingston ⚜️'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lemel SV the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Jonathan Livingston ⚜️ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 23rd minute. Penalty! The referee gave Lemel SV a penalty, 27 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Gijsbert Schaars, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Jonathan Livingston ⚜️'s Müjdat Egelioğlu. 1-2. In the 30th minute, Edward Verbeek left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lemel SV fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. The supporters of Jonathan Livingston ⚜️ booed when Lemel SV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arnold Holthuis didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 38 minutes of play, Lemel SV's Arnold Holthuis made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Müjdat Egelioğlu was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Verbeek in the 46th minute of play forced Jonathan Livingston ⚜️'s goalkeeper Müjdat Egelioğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

With a little luck, Jonathan Livingston ⚜️'s Müjdat Egelioğlu got control of the ball when Edward Verbeek tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arnold Holthuis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Müjdat Egelioğlu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Lemel SV's Gijsbert Schaars got a free kick in the 59th minute. Müjdat Egelioğlu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edward Verbeek went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-5 was the resulting score. In the 69th match minute, Lemel SV was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edward Verbeek to maneuver through the defense. Müjdat Egelioğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Verbeek in the 77th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arnold Holthuis got free with Müjdat Egelioğlu in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Lemel SV's Edward Verbeek got a free kick in the 86th minute. Edward Verbeek received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Müjdat Egelioğlu came out and tried to block the shot, but Edward Verbeek slotted it home off the left post making it 1-6 in the 88th minute. Lemel SV's Edward Verbeek got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cobus Hemmen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Birsel Göktürk in the 95th minute of the match. Lemel SV's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.