U23 World League

Stadion Zelg
Spectators: 7680 (Terracing: 5761, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Gerry Belisle made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 5th match minute, 68Aksarayspor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nebi Yalazabey to maneuver through the defense. 11 minutes into the match, Stefan Beller dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Servet Bahçıvan, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stefan Beller in the 14th minute of play forced 68Aksarayspor's goalkeeper Servet Bahçıvan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stefan Beller sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 68Aksarayspor's Servet Bahçıvan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stefan Beller in the 19th minute of play. Stefan Beller fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Servet Bahçıvan having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in 68Aksarayspor's zone, Stefan Beller stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Servet Bahçıvan came out of the goal and Stefan Beller tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 29 minutes into the match, 68Aksarayspor's goal looked a bit too open when Stefan Beller came free, but Servet Bahçıvan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 68Aksarayspor's Servet Bahçıvan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stefan Beller in the 39th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Zelg FC's Clint Müller got a free kick in the 40th minute. Servet Bahçıvan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gerry Belisle in the 44th minute. Orhan Semavi charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Orhan Semavi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kamil Akıncıbeyoğlu to make the kick off. A collision led to Zelg FC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Gioele Spillmann hit a great ball. Aurelius Bolduc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kamil Akıncıbeyoğlu in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 67th minute Kamil Akıncıbeyoğlu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelius Bolduc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Gerry Belisle came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Zelg FC 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 Gerry Belisle couldn't finish the play. In the 78th minute, William Gamache hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 79 played minutes, 68Aksarayspor's Nebi Yalazabey shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Aurelius Bolduc came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in 68Aksarayspor reached it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cesur Demirbaş got free with Aurelius Bolduc in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Stefan Beller recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Oğuzcan Ülgen charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Oğuzcan Ülgen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 91 played minutes 68Aksarayspor got a freekick which was hit by Oğuzcan Ülgen. Zelg FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of 68Aksarayspor for a fine match.