U21 World League

Gothic Souls Arena
Spectators: 7705 (Terracing: 5780, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fritz Busk kicked off to start the match. 2 minutes into the game, Cuarto Elizondo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mete y Raspa FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gothic Souls the free kick. Cuarto Elizondo kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Bert Pöggeler made an important save on a dangerous shot by Xabi Alonso in the 10th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Mete y Raspa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Harun Şahbey came free, but Bert Pöggeler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Gothic Souls's Sezer İnan got a free kick in the 14th minute. In the 15th minute of the match Norino Gundin shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Menderes Hikmet showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 25th match minute, Gothic Souls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aydın Secaat to maneuver through the defense. In the 25th minute of the match Lehoi Payno sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Menderes Hikmet skillfully saved the ball. Menderes Hikmet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tristan Neyda, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. The supporters of Mete y Raspa FC booed when Gothic Souls was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sezer İnan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 38th minute of the match Norino Gundin shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Menderes Hikmet showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Bert Pöggeler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Harun Şahbey in the 41st minute of the match. In the 42nd minute, Bahadır Yastıkcığlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sezer İnan's late challenge caught a Mete y Raspa FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sezer İnan helped the player get up and apologised. If Lalla Paiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mete y Raspa FC's Bert Pöggeler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgar Davids in the 47th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Sezer İnan made the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes Mete y Raspa FC got a freekick which was hit by Norino Gundin. In the 61st minute, Fritz Busk reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Menderes Hikmet. The goal made the score 2-1. Menderes Hikmet made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Lehoi Payno sent off a good shot on target. Edgar Davids kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. When Aydın Secaat fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gothic Souls's protests and gave Aydın Secaat a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Mete y Raspa FC booed when Gothic Souls was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aydın Secaat didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bert Pöggeler didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sezer İnan went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. If Tristan Neyda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84th minute Sezer İnan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bert Pöggeler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 92nd minute of the match, Tristan Neyda got a very nice opportunity to score, but Menderes Hikmet was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Gothic Souls had played much better football throughout.