Challenge

Belgium Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Stanley St Clair made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th minute, Stanley St Clair ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Casper Claes was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Dursun Ekinci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 9th minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dursun Ekinci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 9 minutes, Dursun Ekinci successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Gençlerbirliği's Dursun Ekinci proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Gençlerbirliği from getting a goal against them. If Bozkurt Tanyıldız had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dursun Ekinci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yves Dervaux in the 17th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 20 minutes, Dursun Ekinci successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bozkurt Tanyıldız in the 22nd minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edward Vanderstraeten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Gençlerbirliği's Dursun Ekinci got control of the ball when Edward Vanderstraeten tried to sneak it across the goal line. Casper Claes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bozkurt Tanyıldız went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Edward Vanderstraeten blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dursun Ekinci having to make a save. Yves Dervaux blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dursun Ekinci having to make a save. In the 37th minute Bozkurt Tanyıldız shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Casper Claes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dursun Ekinci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 38th minute of play. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dursun Ekinci read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. Dursun Ekinci didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 44th minute, which inside left pole to 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stanley St Clair in the 47th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Gençlerbirliği were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Edward Vanderstraeten made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 53rd minute of play forced Gençlerbirliği's goalkeeper Dursun Ekinci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanley St Clair, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Gençlerbirliği's Dursun Ekinci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 56th minute of play. In the 56th minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dursun Ekinci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 60th minute of play forced Gençlerbirliği's goalkeeper Dursun Ekinci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stanley St Clair in the 61st minute of the match. Dursun Ekinci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yves Dervaux in the 63rd minute of play. Dursun Ekinci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 65th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Bozkurt Tanyıldız could shoot a difficult shot in the 66th minute, which Casper Claes however easily saved by the left post. Dursun Ekinci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Dursun Ekinci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sümer Müjdat, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. The supporters of Belgium booed when Gençlerbirliği was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bertil Winström didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dursun Ekinci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Gençlerbirliği's goalkeeper Dursun Ekinci, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 84 played minutes Gençlerbirliği got a freekick which was hit by Filiph Låsberg. Gençlerbirliği's Dursun Ekinci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 85th minute of play. Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Edward Vanderstraeten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Gençlerbirliği had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.