U23 World League

Kaniş Antik Stadyumu
Spectators: 7446 (Terracing: 5586, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Yens Iansens kicked off to start the match. Rüknettin Demirbaş didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yens Iansens went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Rüknettin Demirbaş showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adolf Cappelsmans, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 8th minute Yens Iansens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rüknettin Demirbaş saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Dutch Rebels booed when Kültepe Spor Kulübü was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nusrettin Tuğkan didn't get a good kick on the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Kültepe Spor Kulübü's goal looked a bit too open when Yens Iansens came free, but Rüknettin Demirbaş reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Gustaaf Vranckx came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Dutch Rebels 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 Gustaaf Vranckx couldn't finish the play. Adolf Cappelsmans sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Kültepe Spor Kulübü booed when Dutch Rebels was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yens Iansens didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 33 played minutes, Kültepe Spor Kulübü's Nusrettin Tuğkan shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Adam Vermeiren came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Kültepe Spor Kulübü reached it. Rüknettin Demirbaş showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yens Iansens in the 36th minute of the match. Şerif Sabahaddin kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. In the 40th minute, Korhan Balıkçıoğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Doğa Ustam blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Adam Vermeiren having to make a save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Necip Fazıl Aşık to make the kick off. Rüknettin Demirbaş showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geoffry Borginions, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Gürkan Bahadıroğlu kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. In the 65th minute, Yens Iansens left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dutch Rebels fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Gustaaf Vranckx received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Rüknettin Demirbaş tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gustaaf Vranckx fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rüknettin Demirbaş having to interfere. Adolf Cappelsmans could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Rüknettin Demirbaş made a huge save. Dutch Rebels's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.