U18 World League

Talbot House
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) After 3 minutes, Jesse Roeckeloes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the De Keikoppers and the HİSAR players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 3 played minutes De Keikoppers got a freekick which was hit by Jesse Roeckeloes. In the 4th minute of the match Zekeriya Saylan shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rolf Saelens showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Afşar Zeki kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Steve De kaiser's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 8thth minute, Refik Halit Şafakgün skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Rolf Saelens stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mümin Özsel's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. The supporters of HİSAR booed when De Keikoppers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jesse Roeckeloes didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, HİSAR's Zekeriya Saylan got a free kick in the 20th minute. Jesse Roeckeloes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Refik Halit Şafakgün having to interfere. Paulus Polspoel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mümin Özsel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Steve De kaiser could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Refik Halit Şafakgün made a huge save. When Gabriel Gillekens fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored De Keikoppers's protests and gave Gabriel Gillekens a yellow card for diving instead. In the 44th match minute, De Keikoppers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabriel Gillekens to maneuver through the defense. De Keikoppers's Rolf Saelens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ceyhan Özsahin in the 45th minute of play. In the 46th match minute, De Keikoppers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tim Pellegrims to maneuver through the defense. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Teun Van Landeghem charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Teun Van Landeghem the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in De Keikoppers fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 54th minute. Penalty! De Keikoppers:s Rolf Saelens showed great skill when he stopped Ceyhan Özsahin:s penalty. Afşar Zeki took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 57th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rolf Saelens. De Keikoppers's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After having played for 59 minutes, Steve De kaiser managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. De Keikoppers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Steve De kaiser was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Paulus Polspoel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Refik Halit Şafakgün tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 68 minutes, Emin Biçimli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. HİSAR's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emin Biçimli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Teun Van Landeghem was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 71 minutes had been played. The supporters of HİSAR booed when De Keikoppers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teun Van Landeghem didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute, Paulus Polspoel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Refik Halit Şafakgün was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Thanks to some nice moves Emin Biçimli could shoot a difficult shot in the 78th minute, which Rolf Saelens however easily saved by the left post. Emin Biçimli might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rolf Saelens. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Emin Biçimli ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 88th match minute, De Keikoppers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulus Polspoel to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, HİSAR's Menderes Balısoy got a free kick in the 90th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emin Biçimli in the 94th minute of play forced De Keikoppers's goalkeeper Rolf Saelens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.