U23 World League

Koolkerke Stadion
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kaplan Şerif made the kick off which started today's match. 8 minutes into the match, AFC Koolkerke's goal looked a bit too open when Dana Kazım came free, but Jannis Roeland reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dana Kazım in the 8th minute of play forced AFC Koolkerke's goalkeeper Jannis Roeland to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute, Philipp Raemakers 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 some careless play in the AFC Koolkerke defense, Kaplan Şerif kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jannis Roeland. The AFC Koolkerke fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jannis Roeland should have stopped the shot. AFC Koolkerke's Jannis Roeland played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dana Kazım in the 18th minute of play. Kaplan Şerif's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jannis Roeland read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Philipp Raemakers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jannis Roeland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dana Kazım in the 27th minute of play. In the 30th minute Dana Kazım shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jannis Roeland saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dana Kazım kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. In the 34th minute, Joris Dhondt reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ulu Hayat. The goal made the score 1-1. 37 minutes into the match, AFC Koolkerke's goal looked a bit too open when Dana Kazım came free, but Jannis Roeland reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 39 minutes into the game, Dana Kazım cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Jannis Roeland was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to AFC Koolkerke getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Mathieu-Maxim Van Leempten hit a great ball. Tayyar Niyazi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 43rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jannis Roeland. AFC Koolkerke's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of Basmane Texas booed when AFC Koolkerke was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Laurend De Raedemaeker didn't get a good kick on the ball. Basmane Texas's Zekai Kutcan couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 48th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for AFC Koolkerke.

The wind increased when Joris Dhondt made the kick off in the second half. Joris Dhondt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulu Hayat having to interfere. AFC Koolkerke's Jannis Roeland played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dana Kazım in the 56th minute of play. The supporters of Basmane Texas booed when AFC Koolkerke was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Philipp Raemakers didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kaplan Şerif had several of the AFC Koolkerke's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 60 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-4 score and a disappointed Jannis Roeland as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 64th minute, Joris Dhondt made a precise shot to the right of Ulu Hayat. Basmane Texas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-4. In the 77th minute Dana Kazım shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jannis Roeland saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jannis Roeland showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dana Kazım in the 82nd minute of the match. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 3-4 when Joris Dhondt sped through Basmane Texas's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ulu Hayat. After a rather tough play, AFC Koolkerke's Mathieu-Maxim Van Leempten got a free kick in the 95th minute. Basmane Texas's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.