Challenge

BOZKURT Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tiger Argoud took the kick off in the first half of the match. Derman Akdağ took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 6th minute of play forced TÜRKİSTAN 61's goalkeeper Derman Akdağ to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 8th minute of play forced TÜRKİSTAN 61's goalkeeper Derman Akdağ to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xu Yong Xu kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. In the 16th minute Gustaaf Groeneveldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Derman Akdağ saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 23 minutes into the game, TÜRKİSTAN 61's Tiger Argoud nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arnout Reekers made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from İslam Yerel, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Hacı Ali Ulunay charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hacı Ali Ulunay the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 30th minute, one of TÜRKİSTAN 61:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for TÜRKİSTAN 61. In the 32nd minute there was a penalty for Netherlands. Gijsbert ter Kruimer stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Derman Akdağ. 1-1. In the 34th match minute, TÜRKİSTAN 61 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xu Yong Xu to maneuver through the defense. In the 35th minute of the match Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Derman Akdağ showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Wim Wilmes hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Gijsbert ter Kruimer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Derman Akdağ tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The wind increased when Gijsbert ter Kruimer made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, İslam Yerel notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Netherlands's Arnout Reekers. Arnout Reekers was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 56 minutes into the match, Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Derman Akdağ narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 59th minute of play forced TÜRKİSTAN 61's goalkeeper Derman Akdağ to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by İslam Yerel in the 61st minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, TÜRKİSTAN 61's Caner Sefercik got a free kick in the 66th minute. Gijsbert ter Kruimer's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Derman Akdağ read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. If Gustaaf Groeneveldt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Derman Akdağ took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lars Meesters, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Derman Akdağ showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 74th minute, Wim Wilmes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Derman Akdağ was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. In the 76th minute, TÜRKİSTAN 61's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Wim Wilmes fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 80th minute, Wim Wilmes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Tiger Argoud took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arnout Reekers. Arnout Reekers dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. After 90 played minutes TÜRKİSTAN 61 got a freekick which was hit by Hafız Abanoz. 92 minutes into the match, TÜRKİSTAN 61's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Derman Akdağ reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wim Wilmes received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Derman Akdağ came out and tried to block the shot, but Wim Wilmes slotted it home off the left post making it 3-3 in the 93rd minute. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.