U18 World League

Rams Park
Spectators: 7547 (Terracing: 5662, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) Gold Raiders FC's Altan Şahdar started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Gold Raiders FC's Selahaddin Tozun proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Gold Raiders FC from getting a goal against them. If Gunter Van Bets had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Izak Capellemans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Uygur Üstüner in the 14th minute of the match. Matias Calstermans hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Gunter Van Bets's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Selahaddin Tozun firmly grabbed it by the left post. Lions United's Izak Capellemans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Uygur Üstüner in the 28th minute of play. Lions United's Izak Capellemans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Göksel Esenboğa in the 29th minute of play. Izak Capellemans made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Göksel Esenboğa in the 31st minute of play. Göksel Esenboğa kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. In the 34th minute of the match Dany-Adams Gijselinckx sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Selahaddin Tozun skillfully saved the ball. Gunter Van Bets might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Selahaddin Tozun. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gunter Van Bets ran back to his position shaking his head. Izak Capellemans made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Altan Şahdar in the 40th minute of play. Izak Capellemans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Uygur Üstüner, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. In the 44th minute, Göksel Esenboğa made a precise shot to the right of Izak Capellemans. Lions United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Mitch Hollandts made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Lions United's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Altan Şahdar fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 52 minutes into the game, Basiel Caspers was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lions United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gold Raiders FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Lions United's Basiel Caspers got a free kick in the 53rd minute. After 59 played minutes Lions United got a freekick which was hit by Dany-Adams Gijselinckx. 60 minutes into the game, Gold Raiders FC's Göksel Esenboğa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Izak Capellemans made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. If Gunter Van Bets had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Selahaddin Tozun didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mitch Hollandts went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hayrullah Yiğitoğlu in the 74th minute of play forced Lions United's goalkeeper Izak Capellemans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 79 minutes into the match, Göksel Esenboğa notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Lions United's Izak Capellemans. Izak Capellemans was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mitch Hollandts in the 86th minute of play forced Gold Raiders FC's goalkeeper Selahaddin Tozun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 91 played minutes Lions United got a freekick which was hit by Basiel Caspers. Göksel Esenboğa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Izak Capellemans made a huge save. Gold Raiders FC played a much better game than Lions United and deserved their victory. The Lions United players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.