U18 World League

Rushden Lakes
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Grant Cornish got the match started through his kick off. Lütfullah Akçakoca kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. When KOO Tigers's Tolga Şahinhan in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye TibaDons's goalie prevented a goal. TibaDons's Ollie Clark played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hüsmen Ötüken in the 11th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tolga Şahinhan in the 13th minute of play forced TibaDons's goalkeeper Ollie Clark to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 18 minutes of play, TibaDons's Grant Cornish made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Saadettin Kutsoy was left in no man's land by his defense there! 22 minutes into the game, Harun Beyzade was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KOO Tigers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave TibaDons the free kick. Grant Cornish kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. After 32 played minutes Stu Blewett rounded KOO Tigers's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-1. In the 34th minute, Robbie Denham hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. It was beautiful to see KOO Tigers's Lütfullah Akçakoca in action when he in the 36th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance!

Ollie Clark took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tolga Şahinhan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emrullah Özdek charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emrullah Özdek the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to KOO Tigers getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Emrullah Özdek hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as KOO Tigers's Tolga Şahinhan slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ollie Clark. That made the score 2-2 after 75 minutes of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Grant Cornish in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Saadettin Kutsoy saved KOO Tigers from getting behind. If Grant Cornish had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 96 minutes into the match, TibaDons's goal looked a bit too open when Tolga Şahinhan came free, but Ollie Clark reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. KOO Tigers succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though TibaDons had controlled the match.