U23 World League

The Duck Pen
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Keanu Sawyer got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaplan Şerif in the 6th minute of play forced Real Death Ducks's goalkeeper Ronan Marler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute Basmane Texas were awarded a corner. Zekai Kutcan went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 8th match minute, Real Death Ducks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Keanu Sawyer to maneuver through the defense. In the 9th match minute, Basmane Texas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dana Kazım to maneuver through the defense. Kaplan Şerif recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 12thth minute of the game Kaplan Şerif who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real Death Ducks's Ronan Marler was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kaplan Şerif in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ronan Marler saved Real Death Ducks from getting behind. Basmane Texas's Ulu Hayat proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Basmane Texas from getting a goal against them. Nat Ashby hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Kaplan Şerif sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26th minute, Maxi Mus 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. Ronan Marler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kaplan Şerif, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Basmane Texas's Kaplan Şerif in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Real Death Ducks's goalie prevented a goal. The Real Death Ducks players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Basmane Texas were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Kaplan Şerif made the kick off in the second half. Kaplan Şerif's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ronan Marler read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. Nat Ashby charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nat Ashby the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nat Ashby hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Ronan Marler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dana Kazım in the 59th minute of the match. Ulu Hayat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maxi Mus in the 65th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kaplan Şerif got free with Ronan Marler in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Basmane Texas getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Adem Mutluer hit a great ball. Nat Ashby hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Ronan Marler made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kaplan Şerif in the 81st minute. After 82 played minutes Real Death Ducks got a freekick which was hit by Rachid Baba Ali Mohammadi. 83 minutes into the match, Dana Kazım had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ronan Marler. Real Death Ducks's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dana Kazım was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 88 minutes into the game, Kaplan Şerif lined in a short shot 0-3 behind a frustrated Ronan Marler. In the 91st minute, Bart Ryder ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ulu Hayat was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. During the 93rd minute of the match Nat Ashby completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Nat Ashby a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Real Death Ducks's Nat Ashby got a free kick in the 94th minute. Kaplan Şerif charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kaplan Şerif the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Kaplan Şerif kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Basmane Texas had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.