U21 World League

Gotham City
Spectators: 8200 (Terracing: 6150, Seating: 1886, VIP seats: 164) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tayfun Esentürk got the match started through his kick off. Hannes Van Lancker lost his temper 4 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 3rd minute of the game. One of Circus BAF:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of - JOKER -:s goal. When the match had been going on for 5 minutes, - JOKER -'s Şerif İpekçi 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 Jordy Steckens. Jordy Steckens made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Tayfun Esentürk sent off a good shot on target. In the 12th minute, Antonio Goos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 16th minute, Tayfun Esentürk 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. Lauren Van Den Abeele's late challenge caught a - JOKER -'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lauren Van Den Abeele helped the player get up and apologised. In the 16th minute, Lauren Van Den Abeele hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 19th match minute, Circus BAF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lauren Van Den Abeele to maneuver through the defense. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Circus BAF's goalkeeper Jordy Steckens, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Circus BAF's Jordy Steckens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tayfun Esentürk in the 21st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tayfun Esentürk in the 23rd minute of play forced Circus BAF's goalkeeper Jordy Steckens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Circus BAF's Jordy Steckens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tayfun Esentürk in the 25th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hami Alişan during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Circus BAF booed when - JOKER - was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hami Alişan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jordy Steckens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Şerif İpekçi in the 31st minute of the match. In the 35th minute, Tayfun Esentürk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 38 minutes into the match, Tayfun Esentürk notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Circus BAF's Jordy Steckens. Jordy Steckens was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jordy Steckens made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tayfun Esentürk in the 42nd minute. Tayfun Esentürk could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Jordy Steckens made a huge save. Jordy Steckens was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tayfun Esentürk showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 46 minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

After a rather tough play, - JOKER -'s David Escobar got a free kick in the 51st minute. Jordy Steckens came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by - JOKER -'s Tayfun Esentürk. But to his dismay, Tayfun Esentürk quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. Jordy Steckens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celal Baykoca, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Circus BAF's Jordy Steckens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tayfun Esentürk in the 58th minute of play. Circus BAF's Matteo Van Halbeeck suffered a sore thigh after 61 minutes and couldn't finish the game. - JOKER -'s Rochy Mulia was substituted for Şerif İpekçi. The audience was convinced that Tayfun Esentürk's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jordy Steckens was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Jordy Steckens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tayfun Esentürk, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. A collision led to - JOKER - getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Cesur Köksal hit a great ball. Tayfun Esentürk scored 5-1 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jordy Steckens, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jordy Steckens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rochy Mulia in the 81st minute of play. After a rather tough play, - JOKER -'s Cabbar Işıldar got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tayfun Esentürk in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jordy Steckens prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tayfun Esentürk kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Tayfun Esentürk's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jordy Steckens read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. Jordy Steckens didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tayfun Esentürk went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score.