U23 World League

Scaena Invicto
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Andırın SK's Naci Talha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Andırın SK from getting a goal against them. Naci Talha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lennart De Keyser in the 6th minute of the match. Naci Talha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lennart De Keyser, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamdi Çolak in the 11th minute of play forced Invictus FC's goalkeeper Wannes De Tapp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lennart De Keyser recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 19 played minutes Invictus FC got a freekick which was hit by Oswald Van den Panhuizen. 22 minutes into the game, Hamdi Çolak cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Wannes De Tapp was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Naci Talha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lennart De Keyser in the 26th minute of play. Invictus FC's Wannes De Tapp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Halit Ethem in the 29th minute of play. In the 31st minute, Invictus FC's Lennart De Keyser ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Naci Talha. Naci Talha yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. Lennart De Keyser scored 2-1 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Naci Talha, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 41st match minute, Andırın SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bayezit Uskan to maneuver through the defense. Gert Sterckx took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 42nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Naci Talha. Andırın SK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to Invictus FC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Wart Decremer hit a great ball. Wannes De Tapp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bayezit Uskan in the 46th 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hamdi Çolak stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Andırın SK's Naci Talha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lennart De Keyser in the 52nd minute of play. When Lennart De Keyser got free in front of the goal in the 52nd minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Naci Talha was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. 54 minutes into the match, Halit Ethem had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wannes De Tapp. Invictus FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Halit Ethem was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Lennart De Keyser sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Andırın SK's zone, Lennart De Keyser stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Naci Talha came out of the goal and Lennart De Keyser tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gert Sterckx charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gert Sterckx the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Halit Ethem in the 73rd minute of play forced Invictus FC's goalkeeper Wannes De Tapp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Qian Yu Ao in the 79th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Andırın SK's Halit Ethem. Invictus FC's Wannes De Tapp proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Invictus FC from getting a goal against them. Ersin Geylani hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. After 84 minutes of play, Invictus FC's Lennart De Keyser made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Naci Talha was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 88 played minutes Invictus FC got a freekick which was hit by Wart Decremer. In the 89th match minute, Invictus FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oswald Van den Panhuizen to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 90 minutes, Ahmet Göktuğ Kırca managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Andırın SK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ahmet Göktuğ Kırca was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hamdi Çolak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Wannes De Tapp tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gert Sterckx kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Andırın SK's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.