U23 World League

Falcon Arena
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mümtaz Enginalp started the match with the kick off. Douglas Schoenmaekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mümtaz Enginalp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Douglas Schoenmaekers made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Utku Dağdelen sent off a good shot on target. Douglas Schoenmaekers was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from İsmet Üstünbay. Utku Dağdelen hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. TR - UYANIŞ KIZILELMA -'s Ahmet Hamdi Şahtürk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herman Bormans in the 16th minute of play. In the 22nd minute of the match, Mümtaz Enginalp tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Douglas Schoenmaekers saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tony Henderickx in the 40th minute of play forced TR - UYANIŞ KIZILELMA -'s goalkeeper Ahmet Hamdi Şahtürk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Douglas Schoenmaekers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Utku Dağdelen in the 45th minute. FC Bruges's Douglas Schoenmaekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mümtaz Enginalp in the 47th minute of play. In the 49th minute of the match, Utku Dağdelen got a very nice opportunity to score, but Douglas Schoenmaekers was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. 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. Mathieux De Weyngaert was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mümtaz Enginalp in the 52nd minute of play forced FC Bruges's goalkeeper Douglas Schoenmaekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Utku Dağdelen succeeded in the game's 55th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-0. When İsmet Üstünbay fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored TR - UYANIŞ KIZILELMA -'s protests and gave İsmet Üstünbay a yellow card for diving instead. İsmet Üstünbay kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Douglas Schoenmaekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mümtaz Enginalp in the 75th minute of the match. Ahmet Hamdi Şahtürk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Herman Bormans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The TR - UYANIŞ KIZILELMA - fans' excitement grew in the 78th match minute when TR - UYANIŞ KIZILELMA -'s Mümtaz Enginalp looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 83rd minute, Utku Dağdelen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Tony Henderickx came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the FC Bruges 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 Tony Henderickx couldn't finish the play. Utku Dağdelen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. TR - UYANIŞ KIZILELMA -'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.