Challenge

KOO Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Arda Ozan Sökmensu got the match started through his kick off. In the 8th match minute, KOO Tigers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yaşar Tuğbay to maneuver through the defense. Tarık Yalgın came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer. But to his dismay, Gijsbert ter Kruimer quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Tarık Yalgın didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wim Wilmes went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. After 19 played minutes Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Lars Meesters. Yaşar Tuğbay hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Tarık Yalgın took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wim Wilmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th minute Gustaaf Groeneveldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tarık Yalgın saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, KOO Tigers's Arda Ozan Sökmensu got a free kick in the 26th minute. Tarık Yalgın took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wim Wilmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Oğuzcan Pamirhan during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Netherlands booed when KOO Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oğuzcan Pamirhan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 30th minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt made a precise shot to the right of Tarık Yalgın. KOO Tigers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. 35 minutes into the match, Wim Wilmes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tarık Yalgın. KOO Tigers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wim Wilmes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. 39 minutes into the game, Wim Wilmes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Tarık Yalgın was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Wim Wilmes scored 0-7 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tarık Yalgın, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-7 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gijsbert ter Kruimer was the one to do the kick off. After some careless play in the KOO Tigers defense, Gustaaf Groeneveldt kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tarık Yalgın. The KOO Tigers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tarık Yalgın should have stopped the shot. 57 minutes into the match, KOO Tigers's goalkeeper Tarık Yalgın had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wim Wilmes. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Meesters in the 59th minute of play forced KOO Tigers's goalkeeper Tarık Yalgın to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oğuzcan Pamirhan 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. The supporters of Netherlands booed when KOO Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jude Bellingham didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt managed to get in a good position for a shot. Netherlands's supporters rose to their feet, but Gustaaf Groeneveldt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tarık Yalgın breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Netherlands booed when KOO Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Çağan İstemihan didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 67 minutes, Egbert Nijveldt mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Netherlands and the KOO Tigers players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of KOO Tigers booed when Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Egbert Nijveldt didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 69 minutes of play, Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer made it 0-9 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tarık Yalgın was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Meesters in the 72nd minute of play forced KOO Tigers's goalkeeper Tarık Yalgın to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the match, Gustaaf Groeneveldt notched a goal, 0-10, to the right of KOO Tigers's Tarık Yalgın. Tarık Yalgın was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd rose to their feet as Gijsbert ter Kruimer kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Tarık Yalgın. That made the score 0-11 in the 78 minute of play. Cristian Ronaldo charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristian Ronaldo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 81st minute, Cristian Ronaldo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wim Wilmes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Tarık Yalgın made a huge save. In the 86th minute, Wim Wilmes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Netherlands fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-12. Tarık Yalgın came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt. But to his dismay, Gustaaf Groeneveldt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-13. In the 93rd minute, David Eikelkamp left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Netherlands fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-14. 96 minutes into the game, Wim Wilmes recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Tarık Yalgın. Wim Wilmes showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-15. When the match was over Netherlands could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than KOO Tigers throughout the match.