U23 World League

4 Eylül Sivas Arena
Spectators: 7546 (Terracing: 5661, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Savaş Ali got the match started through his kick off. If Savaş Ali had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Fc Kangal™SİVAS 89's Abdullatif Tümerdem got a free kick in the 4th minute. 5 minutes into the match, Fc Kangal™SİVAS 89's goal looked a bit too open when Johny Godefroid came free, but Ertan Dadaloğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, Invictus FC's goalkeeper Wannes De Tapp had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tarık Kirtekin. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Johny Godefroid managed to get in a good position for a shot. Invictus FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Johny Godefroid was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ertan Dadaloğlu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Johny Godefroid came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Invictus 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 Johny Godefroid couldn't finish the play. In the 22nd minute Invictus FC were awarded a corner. Cedric Van Den Bosche went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Cedric Van Den Bosche almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Fc Kangal™SİVAS 89's Ertan Dadaloğlu did a great save. 24 minutes into the game, Abdullatif Tümerdem threw the ball into play from the sideline. Invictus FC's Ludo Berghmans quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Ertan Dadaloğlu came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by Invictus FC's Jamie van Elderen. But to his dismay, Jamie van Elderen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Fc Kangal™SİVAS 89's zone, Lennart De Keyser stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ertan Dadaloğlu came out of the goal and Lennart De Keyser tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ertan Dadaloğlu came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by Invictus FC's Johny Godefroid. But to his dismay, Johny Godefroid quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oğuz Zahit in the 43rd minute of play forced Invictus FC's goalkeeper Wannes De Tapp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lennart De Keyser made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tarık Kirtekin in the 51st minute of play forced Invictus FC's goalkeeper Wannes De Tapp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Invictus FC were furious when Jacque Van den Gans was red carded, 54 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 53 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Invictus FC! A collision led to Fc Kangal™SİVAS 89 getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Batu Yılma hit a great ball. Mehmet Emrah Arpacıoğlu kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Invictus FC's Cedric Van Den Bosche got a free kick in the 64th minute. In the 67th match minute, Fc Kangal™SİVAS 89 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Batu Yılma to maneuver through the defense. Batu Yılma kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. 77 minutes into the match, Invictus FC's goal looked a bit too open when Savaş Ali came free, but Wannes De Tapp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ertan Dadaloğlu made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Johny Godefroid sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Fc Kangal™SİVAS 89 getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Savaş Ali hit a great ball. In the 92nd minute, Fc Kangal™SİVAS 89's Ali Savaş seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ali Savaş the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Fc Kangal™SİVAS 89 protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ali Savaş had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 91 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Fc Kangal™SİVAS 89! When the match had been going on for 93 minutes, Invictus FC's Cedric Van Den Bosche got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Ertan Dadaloğlu. Invictus FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.