U23 World League

Alpina Stadium
Spectators: 7698 (Terracing: 5775, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sancar Baybora started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Alpina FC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Bastian Vercasteren hit a great ball. In the 4th match minute, Alpina FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dirk Damman to maneuver through the defense. 4 minutes into the game, !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's Sancar Baybora nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Didier Schollens made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Jean Ketelers kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. When Abdulkerim Bardakçı came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Abdulkerim Bardakçı couldn't finish the play. The !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU fans' excitement grew in the 11th match minute when !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's Sancar Baybora looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferid Sahadettin in the 20th minute of play forced Alpina FC's goalkeeper Didier Schollens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th match minute, !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Selçuk Hacıoğlu to maneuver through the defense. Hermenegildo Castilho was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 25th minute. Alpina FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 31st minute, Dirk Damman got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 35 minutes Alpina FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Can Turatekin who took care of the corner kick. Didier Schollens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdulkerim Bardakçı, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 39th minute, Abdulkerim Bardakçı hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Didier Schollens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sancar Baybora in the 41st minute of play. 43 minutes into the game, Sancar Baybora cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Didier Schollens was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hermenegildo Castilho stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's King Mondragon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Babacar Sylla in the 51st minute of play. King Mondragon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hermenegildo Castilho, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. After a rather tough play, !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's Selçuk Hacıoğlu got a free kick in the 56th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexander Van Hautvinck in the 60th minute of play forced !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's goalkeeper King Mondragon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dirk Damman took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised King Mondragon. King Mondragon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. 66 minutes into the match, Alpina FC's goalkeeper Didier Schollens had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sancar Baybora. After 66 played minutes !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU got a freekick which was hit by Abdulkerim Bardakçı. Abdulkerim Bardakçı hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Alpina FC's Didier Schollens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sancar Baybora in the 71st minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, Alpina FC's goalkeeper Didier Schollens had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ferid Sahadettin. Hermenegildo Castilho hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. If Alfons Van Mellaert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alpina FC made a substitution. Daniel Alves replaced Babacar Sylla. King Mondragon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfons Van Mellaert in the 85th minute of play. In the 87th minute Alexander Van Hautvinck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but King Mondragon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94th match minute, !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arif Çelebi Karacan to maneuver through the defense. The Alpina FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's performance. The match ended with a win for !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU.