U21 World League

Talbot House
Spectators: 7738 (Terracing: 5805, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) Thanks to some nice moves Steve De kaiser could shoot a difficult shot in the 6th minute, which Yalçın Olgunay however easily saved by the left post. Erwin Naets received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Yalçın Olgunay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Necati Eripek's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gert-Jan Van de Velde was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. In the 16thth minute of the game Artun Şenyurt who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but De Keikoppers's Gert-Jan Van de Velde was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 17th minute, Jesse Roeckeloes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Blue Mountain State's Artun Şenyurt in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye De Keikoppers's goalie prevented a goal. 21 minutes into the match, De Keikoppers's goal looked a bit too open when Necati Eripek came free, but Gert-Jan Van de Velde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yalçın Olgunay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jesse Roeckeloes, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Erwin Naets took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yalçın Olgunay. Yalçın Olgunay dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Gert-Jan Van de Velde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Macit Zafer, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. 33 minutes had been played when some careless play by De Keikoppers's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Uğurcan Tanören was slow to take the kick. During this time Blue Mountain State's players had a chance to rest. In the 34th minute, Jesse Roeckeloes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match clock showed 35 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Artun Şenyurt sped through De Keikoppers's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gert-Jan Van de Velde. In the 38thth minute of the game Macit Zafer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but De Keikoppers's Gert-Jan Van de Velde was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Yalçın Olgunay was a little too slow when Steve De kaiser got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 40th minute. The score was now 3-2. Jesse Roeckeloes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Macit Zafer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Artun Şenyurt to make the kick off. In the 54th minute Jesse Roeckeloes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yalçın Olgunay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Artun Şenyurt took a quick shot and it went in 3-3 without a chance for Gert-Jan Van de Velde to make any attempt to save it. When Fikri Kutsalmis fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Blue Mountain State's protests and gave Fikri Kutsalmis a yellow card for diving instead. In the 58th minute, Fikri Kutsalmis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 60 minutes into the game, Necati Eripek was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Blue Mountain State's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave De Keikoppers the free kick. Necati Eripek hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. A collision led to De Keikoppers getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Erwin Naets hit a great ball. 73 minutes into the match, Blue Mountain State's Necati Eripek sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gert-Jan Van de Velde narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Erwin Naets kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.