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. In the 5thth minute of the game Edward Vanderstraeten who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but TÜRKİSTAN 61's Derman Akdağ was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Derman Akdağ made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 6th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Edward Vanderstraeten's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Derman Akdağ was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. In the 16thth minute of the game Edward Vanderstraeten who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but TÜRKİSTAN 61's Derman Akdağ was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Derman Akdağ took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute Edward Vanderstraeten 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. After a rather tough play, Belgium's Sander Dermaut got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Casper Claes made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Zdzislaw Trynda sent off a good shot on target. 24 minutes into the match, TÜRKİSTAN 61's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Derman Akdağ reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Belgium's Yves Dervaux got a free kick in the 25th minute. After 26 minutes of play, TÜRKİSTAN 61's İslam Yerel made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Casper Claes was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, TÜRKİSTAN 61's Halim Akbel got a free kick in the 33rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten managed to get in a good position for a shot. Belgium's supporters rose to their feet, but Edward Vanderstraeten was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Derman Akdağ breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by İslam Yerel in the 35th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes into the game, Edward Vanderstraeten cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Derman Akdağ was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nigel Devos kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Derman Akdağ 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 51st minute. 54 minutes into the match, Caner Sefercik notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Belgium's Casper Claes. Casper Claes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 58th minute Tiger Argoud 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. In the 61st minute, Edward Vanderstraeten left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Belgium fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İslam Yerel in the 65th minute of the match. Derman Akdağ 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 67th minute. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind TÜRKİSTAN 61's goalkeeper Derman Akdağ, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice moves Siebe Michiels could shoot a difficult shot in the 72nd minute, which Derman Akdağ however easily saved by the left post. In the 75th minute Edward Vanderstraeten 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. 76 minutes had been played when some careless play by TÜRKİSTAN 61's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Edward Vanderstraeten was slow to take the kick. During this time Belgium's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Edward Vanderstraeten heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Edward Vanderstraeten managed to get in a good position for a shot. Belgium's supporters rose to their feet, but Edward Vanderstraeten was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Derman Akdağ breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiger Argoud in the 82nd minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 84 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Tiger Argoud came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. İslam Yerel hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. İslam Yerel took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Casper Claes. Casper Claes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-4. Belgium's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.