U23 World League

Kaniş Antik Stadyumu
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ernst Herinckx kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Minion Mim booed when Kültepe Spor Kulübü was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cengizhan Oykan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Teoman Suel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Constantijn Bracke tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 8th minute Ernst Herinckx shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rüknettin Demirbaş saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Abdulbaki Aktaş fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kültepe Spor Kulübü's protests and gave Abdulbaki Aktaş a yellow card for diving instead. Jochen De Muysere hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. In the 20th minute, Mattijs De Worteleer made a precise shot to the right of Rüknettin Demirbaş. Kültepe Spor Kulübü's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 22nd match minute, Minion Mim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernst Herinckx to maneuver through the defense. Korhan Balıkçıoğlu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Constantijn Bracke made a huge save. Abdulbaki Aktaş hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Teoman Suel during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rüknettin Demirbaş showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jochen De Muysere, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Şerif Sabahaddin hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Mattijs De Worteleer scored 0-2 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rüknettin Demirbaş, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Abdulbaki Aktaş took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Constantijn Bracke. Constantijn Bracke dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Louis-Philippe Van Hallebeeck hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Doğa Ustam was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 47th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gökcan Özakan was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ernst Herinckx got free with Rüknettin Demirbaş in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the Kültepe Spor Kulübü defense, Ernst Herinckx kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rüknettin Demirbaş. The Kültepe Spor Kulübü fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rüknettin Demirbaş should have stopped the shot. In the 67th minute Ernst Herinckx shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rüknettin Demirbaş saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Constantijn Bracke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gökcan Özakan in the 68th minute of play. Şerif Sabahaddin kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Doğa Ustam hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. 84 minutes into the game, Ernst Herinckx cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-6. Rüknettin Demirbaş was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kültepe Spor Kulübü's defense didn't have a chance, in the 87th minute, when Ernst Herinckx scored to the left of an out of position Rüknettin Demirbaş, making the score, 1-7. With 90 minutes on the clock, Korhan Balıkçıoğlu commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After a rather tough play, Kültepe Spor Kulübü's Korhan Balıkçıoğlu got a free kick in the 91st minute. In the 95th minute, Minion Mim's Ernst Herinckx dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-8.