U23 World League

LOI-Arena
Spectators: 8435 (Terracing: 6327, Seating: 1940, VIP seats: 168) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tarık Sehhar made the kick off which started today's match. After a defensive mix-up in The Underdogs's zone, Babür Gürgen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arnout Visscher came out of the goal and Babür Gürgen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 9th minute, Tarık Sehhar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. LOI's Johannes Sobeck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denny Haan in the 14th minute of play. In the 18th minute LOI were awarded a corner. Hikmet Şafakgün went to the cornerflag to take it. Johannes Sobeck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denny Haan in the 20th minute of the match. Tarık Sehhar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Arnout Visscher made a huge save. The Underdogs's Arnout Visscher proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save The Underdogs from getting a goal against them. In the 26th match minute, LOI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Babür Gürgen to maneuver through the defense. 27 minutes into the match, Pieter Kaspers notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of LOI's Johannes Sobeck. Johannes Sobeck was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Johannes Sobeck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pieter Kaspers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to LOI getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Battal Gazi Rehber hit a great ball. Kristof Bults lost his temper 40 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Kristof Bults kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, LOI's Arnout Visscher threw himself towards the right post 41 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Hikmet Şafakgün, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The Underdogs's Arnout Visscher proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save The Underdogs from getting a goal against them. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pieter Kaspers made a kick off. Arnout Visscher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Babür Gürgen in the 51st minute of play. In the 52nd match minute, LOI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Faruk Bucuklu to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Babür Gürgen managed to get in a good position for a shot. LOI's supporters rose to their feet, but Babür Gürgen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arnout Visscher breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arnout Visscher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Babür Gürgen in the 60th minute of play. Johannes Sobeck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pieter Kaspers in the 61st minute of the match. Faruk Bucuklu made in the 62nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by The Underdogs's Thijs Brugmans. 64 minutes into the match, The Underdogs's goal looked a bit too open when Babür Gürgen came free, but Arnout Visscher reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 65 minutes into the game, LOI's Babür Gürgen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arnout Visscher made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. The Underdogs made a substitution. Shao Hui Li replaced Pieter Kaspers. The Underdogs's Meindert Jonkman was substituted for Richard Peppinck. Battal Gazi Rehber kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. LOI made a substitution. Alp Yaşar replaced Faruk Bucuklu. LOI's defense didn't have a chance, in the 81st minute, when Shao Hui Li scored to the left of an out of position Johannes Sobeck, making the score, 1-2. Tarık Sehhar kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Arnout Visscher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rickard Thidén in the 86th minute of play. Battal Gazi Rehber got a throw-in 88 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Hikmet Şafakgün. In the 92nd minute, Shao Hui Li hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Underdogs's Arnout Visscher played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rickard Thidén in the 93rd minute of play. The Underdogs's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.