U23 World League

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Spectators: 8012 (Terracing: 6011, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 159) F.C BEŞİKTAŞ's Alejo Cucao 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bora Ersal got free with Jean-Paul Daalmeyer in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rasmus Højlund in the 10th minute of play forced The Underdogs's goalkeeper Jean-Paul Daalmeyer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the match, The Underdogs's goalkeeper Jean-Paul Daalmeyer had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rasmus Højlund. Jean-Paul Daalmeyer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fryderyk Gajewski in the 18th minute of the match. Jean-Paul Daalmeyer was out of position in the 25 minute of play, and Bora Ersal capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Bora Ersal really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. In the 29th minute, Shao Hui Li left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Underdogs fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. After some careless play in the The Underdogs defense, Rasmus Højlund kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jean-Paul Daalmeyer. The The Underdogs fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jean-Paul Daalmeyer should have stopped the shot. When Rasmus Højlund came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the F.C BEŞİKTAŞ 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 Rasmus Højlund couldn't finish the play. Stojmen Tujković showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shao Hui Li in the 37th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, F.C BEŞİKTAŞ's Jean-Paul Daalmeyer threw himself towards the right post 38 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Fryderyk Gajewski, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 40th match minute, The Underdogs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Godfried de Boer to maneuver through the defense. 42 minutes into the match, F.C BEŞİKTAŞ's goal looked a bit too open when Brito Montemayor came free, but Stojmen Tujković reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to F.C BEŞİKTAŞ getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Savaş Lütfi hit a great ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-2. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Denny Haan was the one to do the kick off. After 55 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for F.C BEŞİKTAŞ! The Underdogss' Stojmen Tujković just managed to throw himself towards the right post in the 56thth minute after Denny Haans penalty, and stop a certain goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denny Haan in the 60th minute of play forced F.C BEŞİKTAŞ's goalkeeper Stojmen Tujković to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Shao Hui Li could shoot a difficult shot in the 61st minute, which Stojmen Tujković however easily saved by the left post. 63 minutes into the match, F.C BEŞİKTAŞ's goal looked a bit too open when Shao Hui Li came free, but Stojmen Tujković reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. F.C BEŞİKTAŞ's Stojmen Tujković proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save F.C BEŞİKTAŞ from getting a goal against them. The Underdogs's Gerard van den Eede was substituted for Shao Hui Li. Denny Haan hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denny Haan in the 71st minute of play forced F.C BEŞİKTAŞ's goalkeeper Stojmen Tujković to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. F.C BEŞİKTAŞ's Stojmen Tujković proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save F.C BEŞİKTAŞ from getting a goal against them. Jean-Paul Daalmeyer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alejo Cucao in the 78th minute of the match. After 79 minutes, Thijs Brugmans mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Underdogs and the F.C BEŞİKTAŞ players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of F.C BEŞİKTAŞ booed when The Underdogs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thijs Brugmans didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 81st minute, Ben Snel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 85 minutes into the match, The Underdogs's goal looked a bit too open when Rasmus Højlund came free, but Jean-Paul Daalmeyer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fryderyk Gajewski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, F.C BEŞİKTAŞ's Stojmen Tujković got control of the ball when Gerard van den Eede tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Underdogs's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ben Snel in the 98th minute. The Underdogs's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.