U21 World League

Talbot House
Spectators: 7701 (Terracing: 5777, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) De Keikoppers's Steve De kaiser started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Kobe Vanneste had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kobe Vanneste blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gazi Açıkgün having to make a save. Çetin Ceviz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gert-Jan Van de Velde having to interfere. A collision led to De Keikoppers getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Billie Verbraecken hit a great ball. Hamdi Sökmensu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gert-Jan Van de Velde read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. ÜSTEĞMEN FK's Gazi Açıkgün proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save ÜSTEĞMEN FK from getting a goal against them. De Keikoppers's Gert-Jan Van de Velde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hamdi Sökmensu in the 23rd minute of play. Gazi Açıkgün took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Perry Stroobans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gazi Açıkgün made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Steve De kaiser sent off a good shot on target. Gazi Açıkgün showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kobe Vanneste in the 28th minute of the match. If Çetin Ceviz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Steve De kaiser had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gazi Açıkgün showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Steve De kaiser in the 36th minute of the match. Gazi Açıkgün showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Steve De kaiser, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 37th match minute, ÜSTEĞMEN FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Polat Lema to maneuver through the defense. 40 minutes had been played when some careless play by ÜSTEĞMEN FK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Erwin Naets was slow to take the kick. During this time De Keikoppers's players had a chance to rest. Gazi Açıkgün took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kobe Vanneste, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Çetin Ceviz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51stth minute of the game Kobe Vanneste who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ÜSTEĞMEN FK's Gazi Açıkgün was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gazi Açıkgün showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erwin Naets in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind De Keikoppers's goalkeeper Gert-Jan Van de Velde, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 55 minutes into the match, Hamdi Sökmensu notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of De Keikoppers's Gert-Jan Van de Velde. Gert-Jan Van de Velde was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in ÜSTEĞMEN FK's zone, Steve De kaiser stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gazi Açıkgün came out of the goal and Steve De kaiser tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 59 minutes into the game, Erwin Naets cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Gazi Açıkgün was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thanks to some nice moves Çetin Ceviz could shoot a difficult shot in the 63rd minute, which Gert-Jan Van de Velde however easily saved by the left post. A hard shot 63 in the game by Çetin Ceviz from a close distance when the talented Gert-Jan Van de Velde managed to make a qualified save. De Keikoppers's players were relieved. Çetin Ceviz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Gert-Jan Van de Velde made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kobe Vanneste in the 66th minute of play forced ÜSTEĞMEN FK's goalkeeper Gazi Açıkgün to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Hamdi Sökmensu fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ÜSTEĞMEN FK's protests and gave Hamdi Sökmensu a yellow card for diving instead. Hamdi Sökmensu hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steve De kaiser in the 73rd minute of play forced ÜSTEĞMEN FK's goalkeeper Gazi Açıkgün to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute, Çetin Ceviz 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. The supporters of ÜSTEĞMEN FK booed when De Keikoppers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Perry Stroobans didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gazi Açıkgün made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Steve De kaiser in the 80th minute of play. Gazi Açıkgün made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erwin Naets in the 83rd minute of play. Gazi Açıkgün showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erwin Naets, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. After 86 played minutes ÜSTEĞMEN FK got a freekick which was hit by Çağlayan Çağlar. Gazi Açıkgün took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kobe Vanneste, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hamdi Sökmensu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Billie Verbraecken kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. ÜSTEĞMEN FK's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.