U21 World League

Ismet Pasa
Spectators: 7516 (Terracing: 5638, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sümer Ruşen kicked off to start the match. After 5 minutes, Ersin Kahveci mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KOCAELİSPOR and the La Pointe Courte players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 5 played minutes KOCAELİSPOR got a freekick which was hit by Ersin Kahveci. The supporters of KOCAELİSPOR booed when La Pointe Courte was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thibaut Mazieres didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arif Burak Çimen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thibaut Mazieres in the 11th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the game, La Pointe Courte's Ahmed Grail nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arif Burak Çimen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The supporters of KOCAELİSPOR booed when La Pointe Courte was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yann Segond didn't get a good kick on the ball. 17 minutes into the match, La Pointe Courte's goal looked a bit too open when Sümer Ruşen came free, but Sabri Fouquet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. KOCAELİSPOR's Sümer Ruşen got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sümer Ruşen in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sabri Fouquet prevented the ball from getting in the gole. KOCAELİSPOR's Arif Burak Çimen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmed Grail in the 26th minute of play. 29 minutes in the game, Sümer Ruşen fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Sabri Fouquet having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gökhan Akbaşak during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of La Pointe Courte booed when KOCAELİSPOR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gökhan Akbaşak didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sabri Fouquet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sümer Ruşen in the 36th minute of play. Arif Burak Çimen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thibaut Mazieres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. KOCAELİSPOR's Arif Burak Çimen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thibaut Mazieres in the 43rd minute of play. Arif Burak Çimen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thibaut Mazieres in the 47th minute of the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Thibaut Mazieres stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. KOCAELİSPOR's Arif Burak Çimen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save KOCAELİSPOR from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Thibaut Mazieres got free with Arif Burak Çimen in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 60 minutes into the match, Sümer Ruşen notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of La Pointe Courte's Sabri Fouquet. Sabri Fouquet was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Arif Burak Çimen was a little too slow when Thibaut Mazieres got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 65th minute. The score was now 1-3. KOCAELİSPOR's Semih Eraslan was substituted for Gökhan Akbaşak. La Pointe Courte's Pierre-Antoine Charbonnel was substituted for Wilfried Mahé. A collision led to KOCAELİSPOR getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Ersin Kahveci hit a great ball. A collision led to La Pointe Courte getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Raymond Lherbier hit a great ball. Raymond Lherbier made in the 81st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Yann Segond however managed to control. After a rather tough play, KOCAELİSPOR's Emrullah Sezer got a free kick in the 89th minute. Arif Burak Çimen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmed Grail, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. After 95 minutes, Aral Yalın made it 2-3 with a short kick to the right side. La Pointe Courte's Sabri Fouquet tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The La Pointe Courte supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing La Pointe Courte would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.